Springtime
If Marx were alive to contemplate Haiti and Paraguay today, he might well declare a new law of history. Something ...
Beggar Thy Neighbor
It became official in February. The U.S.-Mexico free trade negotiations will include Canada as a full participant. Subject to Congressional ...
About Face
Mexico’s impending entry into the North American free trade area bodes ill for most of its people. In spite of ...
Organizing in the Maquilas
NEARLY HALF-A-MILLION MEXICANS ARE currently employed in maquiladoras-the 1,500 in- bond assembly plants clustered along Mexico's northern border. These overwhelmingly ...
Nicaragua: Speaking Bitterness
On a recent visit to the States a friend asked me, "So, are the Sandinistas washed up?" I took a ...
Escape Valves
PERHAPS THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT FEA- tures limiting popular discontent in Mexico originate in the unique set of bilateral relations ...
How it Works
THE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IS A COMPLEX legal document. The following provides a sample of how the FTA has worked ...
The New Gospel: North American Free Trade
The North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA, which promises to unite Mexico, Canada and the United States in an economic ...
