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NAFTA revisited : achievements and challenges /

Main Author: Hufbauer, Gary Clyde.
Other Authors: Schott, Jeffrey J.,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Institute for International Economics, 2005.
Subjects:
Free trade > North America.
Foreign trade and employment > North America.
Libre-échange > Amérique du Nord.
Commerce extérieur et emploi > Amérique du Nord.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > Marketing.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > Trade & Tariffs.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Exports & Imports.
Foreign trade and employment.
Free trade.
Freihandelsabkommen.
North America > Economic integration.
Amérique du Nord > Intégration économique.
North America.
USA.
Kanada.
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Table of 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
  • References
  • Appendix 2A
  • 3. Environment
  • NAFTA's environmental provisions
  • Environmental policy trends in North America
  • The US-Mexico border
  • Conclusions and recommendations
  • References
  • 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
  • Conclusion and recommendations
  • References
  • Appendix 4A
  • 5. Agriculture
  • Overview of agricultural trade in NAFTA
  • US-Canada wheat dispute
  • The sugar saga
  • The corn saga
  • Conclusions and recommendations
  • References
  • Appendix 5A
  • 6. The automotive sector
  • Policy in the auto sector
  • North American auto trends
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Appendix 6A
  • 7. Energy
  • Energy policies in North America
  • Medium-term energy outlook
  • NAFTA and energy trade
  • Recommendations
  • References
  • 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
  • Conclusions and recommendations
  • References
  • 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
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Acronyms
  • Additional readings.

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