Interpreting NAFTA : the science and art of political analysis / Frederick W. Mayer.
Publication details: New York : Columbia University Press, c1998.Description: xiv, 374 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0231109806 (alk. paper)
- 0231109814 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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- HF1746 .M338 1998
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction. 2. A Framework for Political Analysis. SECTION 1: Deciding to Negotiate : 3. Why a North American Free Trade Agreement? -- Interpreting the Decision to Negotiate: The Uses and Limits of International Theory -- 4. Domestic Politics Matters: The Fast Track Fight ; Interpreting the Domestic Politics of Decision: The Role of Institutions and Interests. SECTION II: International Negotiation : 5. Two-Level Bargaining: The NAFTA Negotiation -- Interpreting International Negotiations: Domestic Politics and International Bargaining -- 6. Making Side Issues Central: The Labor and Environment Negotiations ; Interpreting the Side Negotiations: Issue Linkage, Deep Nesting, and the Political Context. SECTION III: The Politics of Ratification : 7. Symbolic Politics: Growing Grassroots Opposition -- Interpreting Grassroots Opposition: The Markets for Meaning -- 8. Diagnosis and Strategy: The Campaign for NAFTA ; Interpreting the Victory: Political Diagnosis and Political Strategy -- 9. Conclusions.