NAFTA and Beyond: Alternative Perspectives in the Study of Global Trade and Development [Paperback]

One of the most recent neo-liberal projects, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), is an example of how the term free trade can bear distinct and contradictory meanings. Examining and clarifying the complex dimensions of NAFTA and its consequences sits at the core of this special issue of The Annals, which extends to offer in-depth analyses of specific countries and regions in Asia, Latin America, and Europe.

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One of the most recent neo-liberal projects, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), is an example of how the term free trade can bear distinct and contradictory meanings. Examining and clarifying the complex dimensions of NAFTA and its consequences sits at the core of this special issue of The Annals, which extends to offer in-depth analyses of specific countries and regions in Asia, Latin America, and Europe.

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Introduction - Patricia Fern?ndez-Kelly
PART 1: Political and Economic Dimensions of Free Trade
Neoliberalism as Creative Destruction - David Harvey
Liberalism and the Good Society in the Iberian World - Miguel ?ngel Centeno
Migration and Development: A Conceptual Review of the Evidence - Alejandro Portes
Borders for Whom? The Role of NAFTA in Mexican Migration - Patricia Fern?ndez-Kelly and Douglas Massey
PART 2: NAFTA, Labor and the National State
The Strategic Role of Mexican Labor under NAFTA: Critical Perspectives on Current Economic Integration - Ra?l Delgado Wise and James M. Cypher
Resistance and Compliance in the Age of Globalization: Indian Women and Labor Organizations - Rina Agarwala
Resistance and Identity Politics in an Age of 'Globalization - Deborah Yashar
Rethinking Civil Society in tlƒ^