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NAFTA revisited : achievements and challenges / Gary Clyde Hufbauer and Jeffrey J. Schott ; assisted by Paul L.E. Grieco and Yee Wong.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hufbauer, Gary Clyde.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Free trade--North America.
- Free trade.
- Foreign trade and employment--North America.
- Foreign trade and employment.
- North America--Economic integration.
- North America.
- Canada. Treaties, etc. (1992 Oct. 7).
- Canada.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (532 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Institute for International Economics, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- NAFTA entered into force in 1994 after a bitter Congressional debate. But NAFTA in operation has proved no less controversial than NAFTA before ratification, for both supporters and opponents of trade liberalization have cited experience with the agreement to justify their positions. To provide a factual basis for this ongoing debate, the authors evaluate NAFTA's performance over the first seven years, comparing actual experience with both the objectives of the agreement's supporters and the charges of its critics. They then examine future challenges and opportunities in the trade and investment relationships among the three partner countries and the broader implications for new trade initiatives throughout the hemisphere.
- Contents:
- 1. Overview
- NAFTA in historical context
- Assessing NAFTA
- The bottom line
- References
- Appendix 1A. NAFTA and trade generation : review of the literature
- Appendix 1B. Trends in Mexican imports since 2000
- 2. Labor
- Facts about fears
- NAFTA's labor provisions
- Labor adjustment programs in North America
- Conclusion and recommendations
- Appendix 2A
- 3. Environment
- NAFTA's environmental provisions
- Environmental policy trends in North America
- The US-Mexico border
- Conclusions and recommendations
- Appendix 3A
- 4. Dispute settlement systems
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 19
- Chapter 20
- NAFTA and WTO dispute settlement mechanisms compared
- Outcome of dispute settlement cases
- Appendix 4A
- 5. Agriculture
- Overview of agricultural trade in NAFTA
- US-Canada wheat dispute
- The sugar saga
- The corn saga
- Appendix 5A
- 6. The automotive sector
- Policy in the auto sector
- North American auto trends
- Conclusion
- Appendix 6A
- 7. Energy
- Energy policies in North America
- Medium-term energy outlook
- NAFTA and energy trade
- Recommendations
- 8. Mexico-US migration
- Postwar migration policy
- The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
- Mexican immigrants and current trends
- NAFTA and the migration hump
- Formal-sector jobs and migration
- Managing Mexico-US migration
- 9. Recommendations for North American economic integration
- Post-September 11 challenges
- Upgrading NAFTA
- Deepening the trade bargain
- Going with the energy flow
- Controls on coming and going
- Where the buck stops
- Updating environment and labor provisions
- Strengthening NAFTA's institutions
- Acronyms
- Additional readings.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 499-501) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611060992
- 9781281060990
- 1281060992
- 9780881324471
- 0881324477
- 9781435609136
- 1435609131
- OCLC:
- 213305734
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