Abstract
This paper explains that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was designed to open up the Canadian, U.S. and Mexican borders to free trade; however, NAFTA's ratification and implementation over the last decade has not had uniform success. The author points out that, while many detractors of NAFTA had predicted that the U.S. economy would run at an overall trade deficit with both Canada and Mexico, they failed to observe that overall exports to these two markets would increase greatly as well. The paper also examines the impact of NAFTA on the U.S. job market and concludes that some of the apparatus within NAFTA's regulatory structure, which allows for negotiation and renegotiation, should be utilized to make adjustments for the economic impact NAFTA has had on the U.S. economy especially on job loss. The paper includes tables on job creation and loss and wage changes.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Positive Economic Impact of NAFTA
Negative Economic Impact of NAFTA
Future Trends
Conclusion

From the Paper
"One industry that has been in decline in the U.S. for many years has been the textile industry. NAFTA's detractors often, supported by the U.S. textile industry itself, belabored this point in arguments against ratification of NAFTA. Cook points out that although NAFTA led to expanded markets for the U.S. textile industry by: 1) the elimination of import duties into Mexico on U.S. produced yarns and cotton, and 2) by mandating that Mexican textile manufacturers actually utilize U.S. yarn and cotton in textiles that are exported to the U.S. and Canadian markets."

Tags:employment, textiles, deficit, agriculture, integration

Abstract
"This paper examines some of the costs and benefits of NAFTA for the Canadian economy. The author evaluates whether or not NAFTA could ever evolve into a more comprehensive alliance along the lines of the European Union. The paper relates that, determining the value of NAFTA to Canada is not a clear-cut case of good or bad.

From the Paper
"There are a variety of benefits and costs for Canada when considering continued participation in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). In fact, depending on who is questioned, the risks will alternately outweigh or underscore the benefits that NAFTA has to offer Canada. Determining the value of NAFTA, accordingly, is not a clear-cut case of good or bad. Instead, there are a myriad number of forces at work that can make NAFTA appealing in some instances but not others."

Tags:canada, nafta, eu

Abstract
This paper discusses the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which was was introduced in 1994. It examines how, before and after its introduction, there were many concerns that it would be harmful and not helpful and how, despite these concerns, it was introduced. It looks at how, almost ten years later, it appears that the NAFTA has been a big success. While there are also some negatives, the benefits are so great that the few problems are minor. It considers NAFTA to show where it came from, what it achieves, and what benefits it has provided.

Outline
First Stages of the North American Free Trade Agreement
An Overview of the North American Free Trade Agreement
A Brief History of the North American Free Trade Agreement
The Successes of the North American Free Trade Agreement
Economic Benefits
Manufacturers
Agriculture
Benefits for all Businesses
Global Trading
Environment
Labor
Consumers
Conclusion

From the Paper
"The NAFTA began in 1990 when President George Bush announced that one of the government's goals was to establish a free trade zone for the Americas. At this time, free trade agreements had been created in other parts of the world for some time. The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) was created in 1960 and had been working on creating a European free trade zone since then. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was created in 1967 and had been working on creating free trade zones across Asia since then. In 1990, this was giving European and Asian countries an advantage that America did not have. This resulted in Bush's plan to create a North American trade zone."

Tags:environment, mexico, agriculture, labor, environment

Abstract
This paper discusses the history and effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). It describes the aims of NAFTA, as well as how it was to implement its agreements. It then looks at some of the many positive outcomes from the NAFTA agreement, particularly the economic growth of the three nations involved, and briefly describes the reasons for some of the strong opposition to NAFTA.

From the Paper
"It is hard to overlook the fact that since NAFTA was signed, there has been economic growth in all three nations, and a huge increase in the standard of living in Canada and Mexico. NAFTA has helped to integrate these three economies. Canada and Mexico have benefited the most with a free trade with the largest economy in the world, while the U.S. has gained rewards from the unhindered access to the Canadian and Mexican markets and products. Imports have grown under NAFTA, but more importantly, U.S. exports have grown tremendously and without NAFTA the U.S. would not have had these expanded export opportunities. NAFTA serves as a model and foundation for U.S. efforts to achieve trade liberalization. This will help the move toward a free flow of agricultural products between more countries. Negotiations are underway with the U.S. and Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua will strip away remaining trade barriers, eliminate tariffs, open markets and promote investment and economic growth for all countries involved."

Tags:exports, economies, tariff, market

Abstract
The paper explores the merits and drawbacks that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) presents to the states involved. The paper focuses on the benefits and shortfalls in relation to investors as well as those that apply to consumers.

Outline:
Introduction
Conclusion

From the Paper
"According to Sidney W. Rugman, A. M. Boyd, G (2004, p.25), North American Free Trade Agreement is a treaty that was entered into by Mexico, Canada and the United States as a way to facilitate enhanced trading between these member countries. The greatest benefit that this agreement brought to member states is reduced tariffs on goods. Before the realization of North American Free Trade Agreement, goods sold between these nations carried very high tariffs, especially those goods which the United States sold to Canada and Mexico."

Tags:tariffs, investment, competition, workers

Abstract
A single currency in NAFTA has been an issue that has become more frequent today in North America. In determining whether this is a good decision or not it is important to review the pros and cons of having a single currency. This paper analyzes what might be the impact if the nations of the North American Free Trade Agreement were to launch a monetary union policy. The paper also discusses the advantages and disadvantages for each nation and its impact on the economy. Graphs are provided where relevant.

From the Paper
"Some of the Canadian politicians like Courchene and Harris have argued that if Canada creates a monetary union with the United States it would "reduce transaction costs, that is how much it costs to make a certain trade in terms of time. These costs are incurred because of border-related paperwork and the use of two currencies that fluctuate in value against each other. A monetary union would relieve companies of these costs, reduce the paperwork and offer a more stable macro-economic environment allowing for more accurate calculation of profit margins." According to the above statements and research it is apparent that a single currency would be beneficial to MNEs in NAFTA in many different ways especially in terms of financial costs."

Tags:single, currency, nafta, Free, Trade, euro, dollarization

Abstract
This paper explains that NAFTA immediately removed tariffs on the majority of goods produced by the participating nations and set forth a plan for the gradual elimination, over a period of 15 years, of most remaining barriers to cross-border investment and to the movement of goods and services among the three countries. The author points out that, unlike the United States, Mexico's border communities have benefited from NAFTA, growing almost 10 times as fast as states in Mexico's south, while absorbing the lion's share of foreign investments. The paper concludes that calling NAFTA a "trade" agreement is misleading; NAFTA is actually an investment agreement because its core provisions grant foreign investors a solid set of new rights and privileges that promote relocation abroad of factories and jobs and the privatization and deregulation of essential services, including water, energy, and health care.

From the Paper
"In 2000, California's exports to Mexico totaled $14.4 billion, an increase of nearly 18 percent over the previous year, and Texas' shipments grew 5.5 percent to a total of $24.6 billion, according to Commerce Department figures (Lewis, 2004). Meanwhile, the United States continues to lure Mexican workers, many of whom came from rural communities when Mexico opened its markets to subsidized U.S. agricultural goods."

Tags:tariff, barriers, labor, investment, growth

Abstract
This paper analyzes the history of the North American free trade agreement (NAFTA) and its effects. It explores the origin of the concept for NAFTA. The paper discusses whether NAFTA has been beneficial to the United States.

From the Paper
"The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has been one of the most controversial and contested trade accords of the last century. NAFTA was implemented in January after years of debate in Congress. President William Jefferson Clinton was a prime proponent ..."

Tags:nafta, trade, effects

Abstract
The paper analyses whether the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) only benefits a limited number of participants and in fact causes harm towards many of these same low-income participants it was theoretically established to help. The paper examines the general premise of NAFTA, its proposed impact on the working classes, and the overall impact that NAFTA has had upon the labor unions within Mexico.

From the Paper
"The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is a controversial legislation designed to facilitate trade between the United States, Canada, and Mexico with a reduced emphasis on tariffs and fees for the import and export of goods produced by member countries (Sornarjah, 2000; 19). Theoretically, NAFTA was designed to encourage open trade between these countries and promote the economies of each through enhancing the incentives needed to trade with NAFTA partners instead of looking towards other alternatives offered by non-NAFTA members. Additionally, this process was also endorsed as a means of enhancing the quality-of-life for those who were economically challenged, particularly in Mexico, as it would enable the low-income worker to participate in a broader economic marketplace. In practice, however, NAFTA has been roundly denounced as only benefiting a limited number of participants and causing serious harm."

Tags:job, loss, nafta

Abstract
This paper analyzes the Free Trade Agreement of the Americans (FTAA) and its impact on the small island nations of the Caribbean. The paper includes the history of negotiations and the failures of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA.)

From the Paper
"The Free Trade Agreement of the Americas, FTAA, is an expansion of the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA , to every country in Central America, South America and the Caribbean except Cuba. Unfortunately, NAFTA has not proven to be the success the Clinton Administration imagined it would be."

Tags:FTAA, NAFTA, Americas, Caribbean, Free trade, corporations