History 1BB3: America and the World: The Twentieth Century

Dr. Stephen M. Streeter

McMaster University, Winter 2002

 

Neoliberalism and NAFTA

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I. Neoliberalism

Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations
David Ricardo and the theory of comparative advantage
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
World Bank
World Trade Organization
Group of Seven (G-7)

II. NAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

III. Maquila Industry

brief history of the maquila industry
free trade zones
maquilas in Mexico and Central America
labor conditions (wait for page to load, then you have a choice of several articles dealing with labor conditions in the maquila industry)
health and safety issues
environmental concerns
industry perspectives

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