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Coming Together?
Mexico-U.S. Relations
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2002
Summary
The signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was expected to signal the beginning of a new era of close co-operation between Mexico and the United States. Subsequent events, however, have introduced new tensions into the relationship. The 1995 economic collapse in Mexico sharply curtailed economic growth and lowered the demand for U.S. exports. The result has been a substantial deficit in U.S. trade with Mexico and renewed arguments that trade with Mexico reduces the employment opportunities of low-skilled workers in the United States. Immigration, both legal and illegal, has grown as a subject of contention between the two countries. Mexico has also come under increased focus as a conduit for the flow of drugs into the United States. In this book, scholars from the United States and Mexico examine the major elements of the bilateral relationship. The economic dimension is highlighted in two papers that focus on the effects of NAFTA on trade and financial transactions. The political and social dimensions are taken up in three papers on immigration, drug trafficking, and environmental concerns. The contributors include J. Enrique Espinosa and Pedro Noyola, SAI Consultores, Mexico; John Williamson, Institute for International Economics; Juan Carlos Belausteguigoitia, Ministry of the Environment, Mexico; Peter Smith, University of California, San Diego; and George Borjas, Harvard University.
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Copyright year
2002
ISBN-Print
978-0-8157-1027-1
ISBN-Online
978-0-8157-0709-7
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
191
Product type
Edited Book
Table of contents
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Contents No access
1 Introduction No access Pages 1 - 24
Appendix—NAFTA: Main Features No access
Comment by Sherman Robinson No access
General Discussion No access
Comment by Enrique G. Mendoza No access
General Discussion No access
Appendix A—The International Border and Water Commissions (IBWC and CILA) No access
Appendix B—Border Environmental Cooperation Agreement (La Paz Agreement) No access
Appendix C—Integrated Border Environmental Plan (IBEP) and Border XXI No access
Appendix D—The U.S.–Mexico Environmental Cooperation Agreement No access
Appendix E—Environmental Provisions inside NAFTA No access
Appendix F—Environmental Institutional Framework in Mexico No access
