NAFTA An Assessment

This new edition contains a detailed assessment of the NAFTA agreement as actually negotiated. It aims to inform public debate in all three countries about the impact of NAFTA and whether it should be ratified.;The first part of the study surveys US, Mexican and Canadian negotiating objectives. Part two examines the implications of NAFTA for trade, investment and employment; labour and environmental concerns that arise because of Mexico's lower level of economic development; and the cross-cutting issues of rules of origin and intellectual property. Part three analyzes the energy, auto, steel, textile, agricultural and financial services issues that were a major focus of the negotiations. Part four gives the authors' recommendations for making the agreement an acceptable proposition for all three countries, and to strengthen the open world trading system.;The new part five provides a detailed assessement of the agreement, using the recommendations in part four to develop a "scorecard" to grade the outcome. The analysis and scorecard should be invaluable in helping students, policymakers and the business community assess the merits of the agreement. Part five is also published separately as "NAFTA: An Agreement".