NAFTA: Does the North American Free Trade Agreement really promote free trade?

After reading the article NAFTA: Does the North American Free Trade Agreement Really Promote Free Trade? complete the discussion questions listed below.

Vocabulary you may not know:

Market – a region in which goods and services are bought, used, or sold
Multinational – a large corporation with operations in several countries
Subsidy – Monetary assistance given by a government to a person or group in support of an enterprise regarded as being in the public interest
Arbitrate – To judge or decide a dispute labor standards- work regulations
Peasant nation- countries that have a lot of farmers or low-paying jobs
Sanctioned operations-permitted activity

Discussion Questions:

1. What is NAFTA, and what is its purpose?

2. What is meant by free trade, and how is it intended to improve economies around the world?

3. What have been some of the impacts of NAFTA on Mexico?

4. What do you think the US should do about NAFTA? Is NAFTA good for Americans? Should it be changed so that its benefits are felt more broadly? If so, what recommendations would you make?

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