Date of Award
5-2018
Document Type
Honors Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latino Studies
Advisor/Committee Chair
Christine Vassallo-Oby
Abstract
The following paper is in attempt reveal, analyze and explain the effects the North American Free Trade Agreement specifically along the US-Mexican border region. Starting with the agreement itself, the ratification, and the elements surrounding its implementation, this paper will then move through analyzing the quantitative and qualitative effects NAFTA has had along the border region of the United States and Mexico. Taking those effects, the comparison enshrined in the title: whether free trade frees people (free as in a better life) will be tested and analyzed for a possible grading the results of NAFTA has had. Finally, the future of this legislation will be discussed for its saliency in modern politics, and its jeopardy of continuing are an interesting backdrop to the legislation itself.
Recommended Citation
Porcari, Ernesto, "Free Trade Does Not Free People" (2018). Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latino Studies Honors Program. 2.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/lacs_honors/2