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- May 1992 (Revised February 1994)
- HBS Case Collection
North American Free Trade Agreement: Free For Whom?
Abstract
Mexico, the United States, and Canada have negotiated a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that would create the largest free trade zone in the world. The union would build on the three-year-old Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Canada. Proponents claim that NAFTA is a "win-win-win" situation, but its detractors argue that it would reduce wages, create unemployment, and generate environmental problems. NAFTA's easy ratification was called into question by the election of President Bill Clinton in the United States and the resignation of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in Canada.
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Citation
Shapiro, Helen, and Phyllis Dininio. "North American Free Trade Agreement: Free For Whom?" Harvard Business School Case 792-049, May 1992. (Revised February 1994.)