Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 15
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President George Bush hurried the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations to a conclusion in 1992 in time for the Republican National Convention. Although NAFTA still required congressional approval, the Bush campaign believed the ensuing debate would divide the Democratic Party and make candidate Bill Clinton appear weak and vacillating on trade issues. NAFTA was a divisive issue that unleashed nationalistic, xenophobic, and demagogic currents throughout the United States. One year later, however, the newly elected Clinton Administration embraced NAFTA and deftly crafted a triumphant political strategy that ensured the passage of the free trade initiative through the U.S. Congress against overwhelming odds. An examination of how Clinton congealed a bipartisan alliance and influenced the political process--akin to making sausage--to secure ratification of NAFTA is provided.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 12
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On November 17 and 19, 1993, the US House of Representatives and Senate cast historic votes ratifying the implementing legislation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) creating the largest free trade area in history with a market of $7 trillion and 365 million consumers. Congress' decision was an extraordinary triumph for President Clinton who in his first year in office put his political prestige on the line lobbying Congress for an unprecedented trade agreement conceived and negotiated by his predecessor. The NAFTA set off a wrenching and defining national debate about America's role in the post-Cold War global economy spurring into opposition an unusual political alliance of a conservative Texas billionaire, a right-wing Republican politician, liberal consumer rights advocates, environmental organizations and the AFL-CIO. At times facing seemingly hopeless odds, President Clinton used his considerable political, public speaking and bargaining skills to secure a stunning bipartisan victory in favor of free trade. The following paper examines President Clinton's trade policy objectives, strategy and tactics in successfully pushing through the NAFTA.
Author: John R. MacArthur Publisher: Univ of California Press ISBN: 9780520231788 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 416
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From the publisher. The Selling of "Free Trade" shows how Washington works to accomplish political or economic goals, even when confronted with widespread popular opposition. MacArthur chronicles the brutal and expensive campaign in 1993 that led to passage of the poorly understood, highly controversial law creating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Author: United States. President (1993-2001 : Clinton) Publisher: ISBN: 9780160418716 Category : Economic development projects Languages : en Pages : 11
Author: Frederick Mayer Publisher: Columbia University Press ISBN: 9780231109819 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 392
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This text on the free trade agreement between the US and Mexico, which was ratified in 1993, provides a history of the agreement's development, from opening talks to final passage. It describes the opposition to the agreement and the actions taken to facilitate its eventual ratification.
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