Canada and Mexico's Viewpoints of NAFTA
When the Canada/U.S. free trade agreement came into effect, the
Mexican's were very impressed by the provision and opportunities that opened for
both sides. Mexico then approached the U.S., seeking to form a similar
agreement with them. This brought forth a new issue in Canada, should they let
Mexico and the U.S. form an agreement without them? Or should they participate,
thus transforming their deal with the U.S. into a trilateral agreement including
Mexico.
On June 12, 1991, the trade ministers of Canada, the United States and
Mexico met in Toronto to open negotiations for a North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA). This was an historic occasion. For the first time ever, a
developing country agreed to sit down with two industrial countries to craft an
agreement that would open its economy to full competition with the other two
countries. If successful, the agreement promised to make the whole North
American continent into one economic zone and set an important precedent for
trade and economic cooperation between the wealthy countries of the North and
less developed countries of the South. The challenge before them was both
exciting and daunting.
A little more than a year later, the three trade ministers met again in
Washington, to put the finishing touches on a new North American Free Trade
Agreement. In just over a year the negotiators from the three countries had
successfully met the challenge and put together a new trading frame work for
North America. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was set to be
implied.
The North American Free Trade Agreement often raises questions regarding
the new economic trading blocs around the world. The twelve-nation European
Community (EC), a Central American free trade zone, and a four-nation South
American group, as well as preliminary discussions regarding an Asian trading
bloc, all point to the fact that new economic realities already exist. NAFTA
promises to have a major impact on the people in all three nations. There will
obviously be short-term costs of adjustment, which will certainly hit some
industries, regions, and workers harder than others. There will be definite
winners in the agreement, and definite losers in the agreement. There even
might be disputes. Whether as workers, investors, consumers, or ordinary
citizens in all three countries they may be affected. The final verdict on the
North American Free Trade Agreement, may in fact not fully be realized for many
weeks, months, or even years. However, in the following essay, the advantages
to both Mexico and Canada will be analyzed, as well as the disadvantages to
Mexico. It is safe to say that the advantages clearly outweigh the
Trade is the most common form of transferring ownership of a product. The concepts are very simple, I give you something (a good or service) and you give me something (a good or service) in return, everyone is happy. However, trade is not limited to two individuals. There are trades that happen outside national borders and we refer to that as international trading. Before a country does international trading, they do research to understand the opportunity costs and marginal costs of their production versus another countries production. Doing this we can increase profit, decrease costs and improve overall trade efficiency. Currently, there are negotiations going on between 11 countries about making a trade agreement called the Trans-Pacific
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