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| Author | : Ann E. Kingsolver |
| Publisher | : Lynne Rienner Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 272 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9781555879747 |
Ann Kingsolver presents stories people have tole about NAFTA - young people and old, urban and rural, with differing political perspectives, occupations, and other markers of identity - that demonstrate their expectations and imaginations of the sweeping trade agreement. NAFTA. Kingsolver contends, both before and after its passage, became a catch-all in public discourse for tensions related to neoliberal policies and to economic and cultural processes of globalization. The storytellers in her book, from Mexico, Kentucky, and California, imagined the meaning and possible effects of regional integration on topics ranging from agriculture, to the stereotyping of workers, to national sovereignty and identity. NAFTA became invested with possibilities far beyond the scope of its literal provisions. Kingsolver analyzes the metaphorical meanings attributed to NAFTA, whether a giant truck in your rear-view mirror(in Ralph Nader's words) or a panacea for what they tell us about the changing relationship between national governments and their publics. She finds that, rather than strengthening national authority, the passage of NAFTA led to intense public questioning and deep political divi
| Author | : William A. Orme |
| Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
| Total Pages | : 374 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 9780292760462 |
"Very readable book written during height of NAFTA debate. Remains a valuable resource for discussing impact of the trade agreement in Mexico and US"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
| Author | : John R. MacArthur |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 416 |
| Release | : 2001-10-16 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9780520231788 |
From the publisher. The Selling of "Free Trade" shows how Washington works to accomplish political or economic goals, even when confronted with widespread popular opposition. MacArthur chronicles the brutal and expensive campaign in 1993 that led to passage of the poorly understood, highly controversial law creating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
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| Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 52 |
| Release | : 1967 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 1428940502 |
| Author | : Gary Clyde Hufbauer |
| Publisher | : Peterson Institute |
| Total Pages | : 222 |
| Release | : 1993 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9780881321999 |
"October 1993." Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-189) and index.
| Author | : David Bacon |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 360 |
| Release | : 2004-03 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0520244729 |
This is a journalistic chronicle of contemporary labor wars and organizing on the United States/Mexican border. Based on gripping firsthand reports, this book investigates the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement on those who labor in the agricultural fields and maquiladora factories on the border.
| Author | : Alyshia Gálvez |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 289 |
| Release | : 2018-09-18 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0520965442 |
Mexican cuisine has emerged as a paradox of globalization. Food enthusiasts throughout the world celebrate the humble taco at the same time that Mexicans are eating fewer tortillas and more processed food. Today Mexico is experiencing an epidemic of diet-related chronic illness. The precipitous rise of obesity and diabetes—attributed to changes in the Mexican diet—has resulted in a public health emergency. In her gripping new book, Alyshia Gálvez exposes how changes in policy following NAFTA have fundamentally altered one of the most basic elements of life in Mexico—sustenance. Mexicans are faced with a food system that favors food security over subsistence agriculture, development over sustainability, market participation over social welfare, and ideologies of self-care over public health. Trade agreements negotiated to improve lives have resulted in unintended consequences for people’s everyday lives.
| Author | : Frederick Mayer |
| Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
| Total Pages | : 392 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9780231109819 |
This text on the free trade agreement between the US and Mexico, which was ratified in 1993, provides a history of the agreement's development, from opening talks to final passage. It describes the opposition to the agreement and the actions taken to facilitate its eventual ratification.
| Author | : Maxwell A. Cameron |
| Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
| Total Pages | : 284 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : Free trade |
| ISBN | : 9780801487811 |
How exactly do countries negotiate major international agreements? Until now, reliably impartial accounts of how deals are made have been rare and usually describe only one side of a multiparty process. Here, Maxwell Cameron and Brian Tomlin provide the first full, three-country account of the negotiations surrounding the controversial North American Free Trade Agreement, which went into effect on January 1, 1994. Through extensive interviews with participants from all sides, Cameron and Tomlin develop a detailed picture of the process by which the United States, Mexico, and Canada pursued closer economic relations and of the political realities that influenced the politicians and policymakers in each country. Written in an engaging and accessible style, The Making of NAFTA is a faithful account, built on insider views, of how the representatives of the three countries prepared for, negotiated, and implemented the agreement. Cameron and Tomlin show how NAFTA was influenced by the personalities and the multiple, sometimes conflicting objectives of the individuals involved. They also explore what the negotiations can reveal more generally about the making of public policy and the importance of international negotiations.
| Author | : Michael J. Boskin |
| Publisher | : Hoover Institution Press |
| Total Pages | : 185 |
| Release | : 2014-10-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0817918167 |
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was bold and controversial from the start. When first conceived, it was far from obvious that it would be possible given the circumstances of the times. Drawing from a December 2013 Hoover Institution conference on "NAFTA at 20," this book brings together distinguished academics who have studied the effects of NAFTA with high-level policy makers to present a comprehensive view of the North American Free Trade Agreement. It looks at the conception, creation, outcomes so far, and the future of NAFTA from the perspective of economists, historians, and the aforementioned policy makers in the words of those who actually participated in the negotiations and research. In the context of the fundamental economic and political transformation of North America, they discuss the trade, real wage, and welfare gains that NAFTA has produced for the United States, Mexico, and Canada, along with a review of the major energy markets within and among the three countries. They include lessons from NAFTA for the future, both for NAFTA itself and for other trade agreements, and stress the importance of political leadership and providing information on the benefits of trade liberalization to voters and potentially ill-informed politicians who hear most loudly from the opponents.
