"Thorough analysis of processes and consequences of proposals for extending NAFTA throughout the Western Hemisphere ; seeks to assess both economic and political consequences of several avenues that might be followed, including impact on the global trading system"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. http://www.loc.gov/hlas.

"Many of the papers included in this volume were first presented and discussed in the Spring of 2000 at a conference on lessons from the NAFTA for the FTAA"--Pref.

This text contains an analysis of each of the major regional economic integration systems that are currently in place in the Western Hemisphere. It also discusses the issues raised by economic integration in countries with radically different levels of economic development.

An assessment of the impact of NAFTA on Mexico and its implications for the broadening of hemispheric economic cooperation.