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• Title:NAFTA revisited : achievements and challenges / Gary Clyde Hufbauer and Jeffrey J. Schott ; assisted by Paul L.E. Grieco and Yee Wong.
  
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• Author/Creator:Hufbauer, Gary Clyde.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Schott, Jeffrey J., 1949-
  
• Published/Created:Washington, DC : Institute for International Economics, 2005.
  

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• Library of Congress Subjects:Free trade--North America.
  Foreign trade and employment--North America.
  North America--Economic integration.
  
• Subject(s):North American Free Trade Agreement (1992 December 17)
  
• Description:xvii, 517 pages : ill. ; 23 cm
  
• Summary:Annotation 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 since its inception, comparing actual experience with both the objectives of the agreement's supporters and the charges of its critics. They 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. Chapter 1 describes trade, investment, and macroeconomic developments under NAFTA, beginning inauspiciouslywith the Mexican economic crisis of 1994 but moving on to impressive growth in trilateral trade and Mexican GDP. Chapter 2 traces the implementation of NAFTA's dispute settlement provisions and the progress to date in implementing reforms. Chapter 3 distills and updates the findings from NAFTA and the Environment: Seven Years Later and recommends how to improve the performance of NAFTA's institutions in addressing environmental problems. Chapter 4 undertakes a similar assessment of the operations of the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation and the impact of NAFTA on employment and wages in the region. Chapters 5 and 6 examine integration in the North American auto and energy markets. The final chapter looks forward and focuses on the challenges facing North American economic integration on important issues such as immigration, environment, energy, and exchange rates.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 499-501) and index.
  
• ISBN:0881323349 (pbk.)
  9780881323344 (pbk.)
  
• 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.