Western Hemisphere Trade Integration

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xx

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2. Introduction

   • Richard G. Lipsey, Patricio Meller

   Pages 1-29

3. NAFTA in the World Economy: Lessons and Issues for Latin America

   • Bruce W. Wilkinson

   Pages 30-57

4. Mercosur and Preferential Trade Liberalization in South America: Record, Issues and Prospects

   • Roberto Bouzas

   Pages 58-89

5. The G3 and the Road To Continental Integration

   • Juan José Echavarría

   Pages 90-109

6. Trade Strategy Alternatives for a Small Country: The Chilean Case

   • Raúl Labán, Patricio Meller

   Pages 110-135

7. The Importance of Border Trade: The Case of Bolivia

   • Jorge Aseff, Justo Espejo, Juan Antonio Morales

   Pages 136-157

8. A Small Country Perspective on Mercosur: The Case of Paraguay

   • Luis E. Breuer

   Pages 158-170

9. The North American Free Trade Agreement: Policy- or Investment-led?

   • Maureen Appel Molot

   Pages 171-190

10. Social Issues and Labour Adjustment Policies: The Canada-US FTA Experience

    • Ann Weston

    Pages 191-206

11. Trade Disputes and Settlement Mechanisms under the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement

    • Richard G. Dearden

    Pages 207-231

12. Trade and Investment Between Canada and the LAIA Countries

    • Raúl E. Sáez

    Pages 232-248

13. NAFTA as a Mutually Beneficial Agreement: Commentary by Richard Lipsey on ‘NAFTA in the World Economy. Lessons and Issues for Latin America’ By Bruce W. Wilkinson

    • Richard G. Lipsey, Patricio Meller

    Pages 249-262

14. NAFTA in the World Economy: Lessons and Issues for Latin America: A Reply to Richard Lipsey

    • Bruce W. Wilkinson

    Pages 263-274

15. Back Matter

    Pages 275-308

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What is the Latin America (LA) perception of NAFTA? Is NAFTA the route to western hemisphere integration? What should be the relationship between NAFTA and the other LA trade arrangements, more specifically, the relation between NAFTA and MERCOSUR? What can LA learn from Canada with respect to having a close trade partnership with the United States? This book provides a Latin American and a Canadian view of western hemisphere integration. There are suggestions in order to achieve a convergence in both perceptions.

• economy
• integration
• investment
• labour
• liberalization
• NAFTA
• North American Free Trade Agreement
• strategy
• trade
• USA

• Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada

  Richard G. Lipsey

• Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Canada

  Richard G. Lipsey

• University of Chile, Chile

  Patricio Meller

• CIEPLAN, Santiago, Chile

  Patricio Meller

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