A Free Trade Area of the Americas: Status of Negotiations and Major Policy Issues
Description:
In 1994, 34 Western Hemisphere nations met at the first Summit of the Americas, envisioning a plan to create a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) by January 2005. Nine years later, the third draft text of an agreement is being readied for the eighth trade ministerial scheduled for November 17-21, 2003 in Miami. However, serious differences between Brazil and the United States, similar to those that led to the collapse of the September 2003 WTO talks in Cancún, Mexico, invite a cautious asse…
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Date:
November 17, 2003
Creator:
Hornbeck, J. F.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department