Courtesy of Center for Economic and Policy Research, Weisbrot, Mark, Lefebvre, Stephan and Joseph Sammut, "Did NAFTA Help Mexico? An Assessment After 20 Years," Center for Economic and Policy Research, February 2014
Description
The February 2014 report was published by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CERP) about the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). NAFTA was a trade agreement signed by Canada, Mexico and the United States to create a trilateral trade bloc in North America. The CERP report suggests that NAFTA has been a failure for the Mexican economy.
Transcript of "Did NAFTA Help Mexico? An Assessment After 20 Years"
Source-Dependent Questions
- Where does Mexico rank in real GDP out of 20 Latin countries?
- How does the report use the idea of Mexican emigration to the United States as evidence that NAFTA has been a failure in that country?
- What has happened to Mexico's unemployment rate since NAFTA began?
- Explain what has happened to the Mexican farmers as a result of subsidized U.S. corn flooding their market since the beginning of NAFTA?
- According to the report, has NAFTA been successful for Mexico? Explain your reasoning with evidence.
Citation Information
Weisbrot, Mark, Lefebvre, Stephan and Joseph Sammut, "Did NAFTA Help Mexico? An Assessment After 20 Years," Center for Economic and Policy Research, February 2014. Courtesy of Center for Economic and Policy Research