Reevaluating NAFTA: Theory and Practice

by I. Hussain

Overview

Depicting NAFTA to be but a stepping stone rather than final product of regional economic integrative efforts, a chapter-specific 15-year assessment conveys the upsides and downsides of North America's Camelot moment.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349441976
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	12/05/2012
Edition description:	1st ed. 2012
Pages:	221
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

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

Table of Contents

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

Editorial Reviews

"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

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