NAFTA and Beyond

One of the most recent neo-liberal projects, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), is an example of how the term free trade can bear distinct and contradictory meanings. Examining and clarifying the complex dimensions of NAFTA and its consequences sits at the core of this special issue of The Annals, which extends to offer in-depth analyses of specific countries and regions in Asia, Latin America, and Europe.

Introduction - Patricia Fernández-KellyPART 1: Political and Economic Dimensions of Free TradeNeoliberalism as Creative Destruction - David HarveyLiberalism and the Good Society in the Iberian World - Miguel Ángel CentenoMigration and Development: A Conceptual Review of the Evidence - Alejandro PortesBorders for Whom? The Role of NAFTA in Mexican Migration - Patricia Fernández-Kelly and Douglas MasseyPART 2: NAFTA, Labor and the National StateThe Strategic Role of Mexican Labor under NAFTA: Critical Perspectives on Current Economic Integration - Raúl Delgado Wise and James M. CypherResistance and Compliance in the Age of Globalization: Indian Women and Labor Organizations - Rina AgarwalaResistance and Identity Politics in an Age of ¿Globalization - Deborah YasharRethinking Civil Society in the Age of NAFTA: the Case of Mexico - Jon ShefnerPART 3: Regionalization and the Foray on Primary GoodsGlobalization, Liberalization, and Capital Volatility: Who Benefits? - Barbara StallingsTrading Impressions: Crafts Production in post-CAFTA Costa Rica - Frederick WherryGlobalizing Restricted and Segmented Markets: Challenges to Theory and Values in Economic Sociology - Donald LightRenegotiating Transnational Alliances in the Production of Asian Timber: From Managed to Free(r) Markets - Paul K. Gellert