Reevaluating NAFTA : theory and practice / Imtiaz Hussain.

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hussain, A. Imtiaz, 1953-
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Subjects:
United States. > North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act.
North American Free Trade Agreement > (1992 December 17)
North American Free Trade Agreement > (1992 December 17) > Political aspects.
North American Free Trade Agreement > (1992 December 17) > Social aspects.
Free trade > North America.
North America > Commerce.
North America > Commercial policy.
Physical Description:221 pages ; 22 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • 1 NAFTA'S 15-Year Itch 1
  • 2 North American Economic Integration in Theoretical Context: Neofunctionalism or Nonfunctional? 21
  • 3 Investment: Sticky Fingers? 33
  • 4 NAFTA's Dispute-Settlement Mechanisms: Designs, 15-Year Performance, and Comparisons 53
  • 5 NAFTA and Intellectual Property Rights 83
  • 6 Increasing NAFTA Trade Trends: Incidental or Institutional? 93
  • 7 Pooling Empirical Observations: NAFTA as an Integrative Mirage? 131
  • 8 Players under the Microscope 141
  • 9 Conclusions and Implications 155.