Free Trade Area of the Americas : Major Policy Issues and Status of Negotiations

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Examines trade liberalization and economic policy reform in Latin America resulting in proposal to create a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). Considers background and status of negotiations a...

Examines trade liberalization and economic policy reform in Latin America resulting in proposal to create a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). Considers background and status of negotiations and major policy issues, including market access and trade remedy issues, labor and environmental provisions, trade barrier issues, and possible creation of a two-tier FTAA in light of U.S.-Brazil trade policy disputes.

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