Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Overview -- NAFTA in Historical Context -- Assessing NAFTA -- The Bottom Line -- References -- Appendix 1A NAFTA and Trade Generation: Review of the Literature -- Appendix 1B Trends in Mexican Imports since 2000 -- Chapter 2 Labor -- Facts about Fears -- United States -- Table 2.1 -- Box 2.1 -- Stagnant Real Wages and Rising Inequality -- Table 2.2 -- Table 2.3 -- Table 2.4 -- Deterioration of Labor Conditions -- Deunionization -- Canada -- Erosion of Social Safety Nets -- Table 2.5 -- Table 2.6 -- Brain Drain -- Table 2.7 -- Mexico -- Table 2.8 -- Table 2.9 -- Income Inequality and Labor Conditions -- Table 2.10 -- The Maquiladora Sector -- Figure 2.1 -- Figure 2.2 -- Small Firms and the State Sector -- Figure 2.3 -- Independent Unions in Mexico -- Table 2.11 -- Internal Migration -- Table 2.12 -- Table 2.13 -- Table 2.14 -- International Migration -- Table 2.15 -- Table 2.16 -- Table 2.17 -- NAFTA's Labor Provisions -- A Sketch of North American Labor Law -- Table 2.18 -- Table 2.19 -- The NAFTA Text -- The Labor Side Agreement -- Box 2.2 -- Labor Adjustment Programs in North America -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- Appendix 2A -- Chapter 3 Environment -- NAFTA's Environmental Provisions -- Preamble and Chapter 1 -- Chapters 7B and 9 -- North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation -- Commission for Environmental Cooperation -- Box 3.1 -- Citizen Submissions under Articles 14 and 15 -- Environmental Policy Trends in North America -- United States and Canada -- Mexico -- The US-Mexico Border -- Table 3.1 -- Integrated Environmental Plan for the Border Region -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- With Regard to the NAFTA Environmental Provisions -- With Regard to NAAEC -- With Regard to the US-Mexican Border -- Summing Up -- References -- Appendix 3A.

Chapter 4 Dispute Settlement Systems -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 14 -- Chapter 19 -- Chapter 20 -- NAFTA and WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanisms Compared -- Decentralized System -- Judges and Panelists -- Timelines -- Transparency -- Finality and Enforceability of Decisions -- Table 4.1 -- Outcome of Dispute Settlement Cases -- Chapter 11 Cases -- Table 4.2 -- Table 4.3 -- Table 4.4 -- Table 4.5 -- Table 4.6 -- Chapter 19 Cases -- Table 4.7 -- Table 4.8 -- Table 4.9 -- Chapter 20 Cases -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- Institutional Consolidation -- Structural Changes: Chapters 11, 19, and 20 -- References -- Appendix 4A -- Chapter 5 Agriculture -- Overview of Agricultural Trade in NAFTA -- Trade and Agriculture -- Table 5.1 -- Domestic Agricultural Policies -- Table 5.2 -- Table 5.3 -- US-Canada Wheat Dispute -- Types of Wheat Involved -- Table 5.4 -- Competition for Third-Country Markets -- Wheat Industry Concerns about Pricing -- Table 5.5 -- State Trading Enterprises and the CWB -- Table 5.6 -- Table 5.7 -- One Unsuccessful Answer: The Export Enhancement Program -- The Current US-Canada Wheat Dispute -- Wheat Recommendations -- The Sugar Saga -- NAFTA and Sugar -- Table 5.8 -- Domestic Sugar Policies -- Table 5.9 -- Sugar Side Letter Controversy -- Table 5.10 -- US-Canada Agreement on Sugar -- Sugar Disputes under NAFTA -- Sugar Recommendations -- The Corn Saga -- Table 5.11 -- Box 5.3 -- Table 5.12 -- Corn Production -- Table 5.13 -- Corn Prices -- Corn Trade -- Table 5.14 -- Background of US-Mexico Corn Dispute -- Table 5.15 -- Table 5.16 -- Table 5.17 -- Domestic Corn Policies -- Table 5.18 -- Table 5.19 -- Potential Disputes -- Table 5.20 -- Corn Recommendations -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Appendix 5A -- Chapter 6 The Automotive Sector -- Policy in the Auto Sector -- The 1965 Auto Pact.

The Canada-US Free Trade Agreement -- Mexico -- NAFTA -- North American Auto Trends -- Production and Sales -- Table 6.1 -- Table 6.2 -- Employment and Wages -- Table 6.3 -- Table 6.4 -- Table 6.5a -- Table 6.5b -- Table 6.5c -- Foreign Direct Investment -- Table 6.6 -- Table 6.7 -- Trade -- Table 6.8 -- Table 6.9 -- Conclusion -- Table 6.10 -- References -- Appendix 6A -- Chapter 7 Energy -- Energy Policies in North America -- Canada -- United States -- Box 7.1 Energy Policy Act of 2005 -- Mexico -- Medium-Term Energy Outlook -- Energy Balances -- Table 7.1a -- Table 7.1b -- Demand -- Table 7.2 -- Supply -- Table 7.3 -- Greenhouse Emissions -- Table 7.4 -- NAFTA and Energy Trade -- The NAFTA Text -- Energy Trade -- Table 7.5a -- Table 7.5b -- Table 7.6a -- Table 7.6b -- North American Policy Cooperation: Recent Initiatives -- Recommendations -- Box 7.2 -- Furthering US-Canada Policy Cooperation -- Box 7.3 -- Expanding Mexican Production and US-Mexico Energy Trade -- Energy Cooperation: Final Thoughts -- References -- Chapter 8 Mexico-US Migration -- Postwar Migration Policy -- Figure 8.1 -- The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 -- Figure 8.2 -- Mexican Immigrants and Current Trends -- Table 8.2 -- NAFTA and the Migration Hump -- Pre-NAFTA Studies -- Figure 8.3 -- Picturing the Hump -- Contrast with Trade Theory -- Formal-Sector Jobs and Migration -- Table 8.3 -- Job Growth -- Demography -- Managing Mexico-US Migration -- President Fox's Initiative -- Table 8.4 -- Congressional Initiatives -- Pilot Guestworker Programs -- An L-1 Visa Option -- Migrant Workers in Agriculture -- Social Security and UI Funds -- Don't Forget Enforcement -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 9 Recommendations for North American Economic Integration -- Post-September 11 Challenges -- Upgrading NAFTA -- Deepening the Trade Bargain.

Going with the Energy Flow -- Controls on Coming and Going -- Where the Buck Stops -- Updating Environment and Labor Provisions -- Strengthening NAFTA's Institutions -- Conclusion -- References -- Acronyms -- Index.