I voted against CAFTA, never supported NAFTA, and will not support NAFTA-style trade agreements in the future. NAFTA’s shortcomings were evident when signed and we must now amend the agreement to fix them. While NAFTA…
In the context of the deepening global crisis that is pushing millions more women, children, and men into poverty in developing countries, development should be the centerpiece of reforming the global financial architecture. Pressing to…
Cambridge University economist Ha Joon Chang has pointed out that developed countries are "kicking away the ladder" of development policies traditionally used by developed and developing countries alike to raise the standards of living of…
A comprehensive review of the impact of foreign investment liberalization in Latin America shows that, with some exceptions, foreign investment has fallen far short of stimulating broad-based economic growth and environmental protection in the region,…
Este resumen reúne los hallazgos principales de un documento reciente publicado en el Journal of World Investment and Trade que muestra cómo el encogimiento del espacio para planear políticas públicas es más que simplemente una…
Although official estimates of developing country benefits of the current world trade talks are strikingly small, Brazil’s agricultural sector stands to be a winner. Yet Brazil seems to be willing to swap just about anything…
During the NAFTA negotiations, proponents of the agreement argued that free trade would lead to seemingly automatic improvements in environmental conditions in countries like Mexico. Opponents of NAFTA said that the environment would automatically worsen…
The U.S. Congress and the Central American nations are currently considering the Central American Free Trade Agreement. Through CAFTA, Central American governments hope to attract new inflows of foreign direct investment. Washington promises that investment…
A background paper from the IRC’s Americas Program Sustainability Assessments: Tools for Effective Trade Policy in the Hemisphere by Kevin P. Gallagher & Hernán Blanco | April 9, 2003 Americas Program, Interhemispheric Resource Center (IRC)…