Interpreting NAFTA - The Science & Art of Political Analysis (Paper)

Erscheinungsjahr 1998
ISBN: 978-0-231-10981-9
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 374 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 540 g

Drawing on a wide range of documents and interviews with officials in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, as well the author's experience as an aide to Senator Bill Bradley during negotiations, Interpreting NAFTA is a history of the agreement's development, from opening talks to final passage. Frederick W. Mayer combines recent work in international relations, comparative politics, interest groups, and public opinion to develop a broad theoretical framework that crosses between international relations and domestic politics. Mayer demonstrates that to understand NAFTA, one must view it as simultaneously a matter of political interests, institutions, and ideas.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mayer, Frederick W.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Internationaler Handel
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Außenhandel
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Methodenlehre

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction2. A Framework for Political Analysis3. Why a North American Free Trade Agreement?
Interpreting the Decision to Negotiate:

The Uses and Limits of International Theory4. Domestic Politics Matters: The Fast Track Fight
Interpreting the Domestic Politics of Decision:

The Role of Institutions and Interests5. Two-Level Bargaining: The NAFTA Negotiation
Interpreting International Negotiations:

Domestic Politics and International Bargaining6. Making Side Issues Central: The Labor and Environment Negotiations
Interpreting the Side Negotiations: Issue Linkage, Deep Nesting, and the Political Context7. Symbolic Politics: Growing Grassroots Opposition
Interpreting Grassroots Opposition:

The Markets for Meaning8. Diagnosis and Strategy: The Campaign for NAFTA
Interpreting the Victory:

Political Diagnosis and Political Strategy9. Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

FREDERICK W. MAYER is an associate professor of public policy and political science at Duke University.