Reevaluating NAFTA: Theory and Practice

ISBN-13: 9781349441976 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 221 str.

Imtiaz Hussain; I. Hussain

Opis

Has NAFTA integrated North America? A fifeteen year appraisal finds trade expansion booting optimism, but also unviels asymmetry between developed and developing countries as well as regulations constraining integration.

Recenzje

"Imtiaz Hussain has produced one of the best works on NAFTA's accomplishments since inception and the challenges it faces going forward. Solidly grounded in theory and data, the book is a wealth of information on domestic politics, economic imperatives, and foreign policy interests of Mexico, Canada, and the United States. A must read for those interested in all things North American!" - Dr. Satya R. Pattnayak, Professor of Sociology and Political Science, Villanova University

'Hussain shows that NAFTA was more a success than failure on most of its goals, understanding that under NAFTA, freedom applied to capital, goods, services, and property rights, not to human rights of labor to move freely across borders or have positive freedom of access to what is necessary for human development.' - Russell Kleinbach, Professor Emeritus, Philadelphia University

Spis treści

Nafta's Fifteen Year Itch North American Economic Integration in Theoretical Context: Neo-Functionalism or not Functional?  Investment: Sticky Fingers?  Nafta's Dispute Settlement Mechanism: Designs, 15-Year Performances, Comparisons  Nafta & Intellectual Property Rights  Increasing Nafta Trade Trends: Incidental or Institutional?  Pooling Empirical Observations: Nafta an Integrative Camelot?  Players Under the Microscope  Conclusions/Implications

O autorze

Imtiaz Hussain is a professor of International Studies at Universidad Iberoamericana.