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The Basics: NAFTA and Fast-Track Authority
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The Century Foundation,
The Century Foundation,
6/1/1997
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In July 1997 the Clinton administration pronounced the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) a modest success and predicted that it would bring significantly greater benefits to the U.S. economy in the coming years. A few weeks earlier, the Wall Street Journal, as well as a coalition of labor and environmental groups, among others, had argued just the opposite: that NAFTA had failed to generate a major economic impact. These conflicting views presented an immediate problem for the White House’s request to Congress for fast-track authority, a provision to make trade agreements immune to amendments and subject only to a congressional vote of "yes" or "no." To understand fast-track authority, an understanding of NAFTA is critical. This Basics pamphlet explores NAFTA’s provisions, its consequences, and its relationship with fast-track authority.
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Edition: Online
ISBN: cf-0601199
Pages: 32
Price: $4.50
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