Free trade

I. Overview of free trade and NAFTA. Free trade / Wikipedia Free trade on trial / Economist Connect the markets / Alan M. Field Annan, Silva call for using free trade to raise global living standards / Alan Clendenning What can we do? / Geographical Magazine II. NAFTA's effects on industry and jobs. Integrating the North American steel market / Hans Mueller Time to bury the hatchet / Economist NAFTA contributing to car industry success / Katherine Yung NAFTA's impacts on U.S. agriculture : trade & beyond / Steven Zahniser NAFTA sprouts Mexico woe / Hugh Dellios Symposium : Has NAFTA been a good deal for the average worker? / Daniel T. Griswold, William R. Hawkins Economists see NAFTA as being beneficial for U.S. jobs / Christopher Swann Mexico : was NAFTA worth it? / Geri Smith, Cristina Lindblad What happened when two countries liberalized trade? : pain, then gain / Virginia Postrel III. FTAs with Latin America. U.S. officials focusing on smaller free trade agreements / Brian Stempeck Hemispheric trade zone stumbles / Danna Harman Offshoring closer to home / Roger Morton EU-Mercosur Trade Deal crashes on the rocks of tariffs / Mario de Queiroz Still taking root / Matthew Brayman

IV. FTAs around the world. U.S. eyes tree trade treaties in Gulf / Jeffrey Sparshott

New trade pact could cut clout of U.S. in Asia / Evelyn Iritani

Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand sign on the free trade talks with ASEAN / Ian Mader

APEC members differ over route to free trade / Heda Bayron

V. The broader impact of FTAs. Why FTAs are bad for the poor / Jakkrit Kuanpoth

In defence of FTAs / Jim Mendenhall

The FTAA and the world / David Fleshler

Why are some trade agreements "greener" than others? / Venna Dubal et al.

Paying for NAFTA / Kevin P. Gallagher

Truckers worry about equal requirements / Richard Benke

Workers say rights denied as firms threaten to pull out / Susan Ferriss

Women's Edge Coalition's new study demonstrated that NAFTA has hurt poor women in Mexico, FTAA will make it worse / U.S. Newswire

VI. The future of FTAs and NAFTA. Walkout shadows free trade's future / Paul Blustein

North American partnership inevitable / Perrin Beatty

South American leaders to set goal of EU-like union / Tyler Bridges

Groups defend California's right to protect public health / U.S. Newswire.