5 The Dynamics of Integration in the Americas: A Look at the Political Economy of NAFTA Expansion

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. Acronyms xvi
6. Introduction: Changing Perspectives on Regionalism and Multilateralism 3
7. Regionalism, Globalism, and the State
8. A Matter of Synergy: The Role of Regional Agreements in the Multilateral Trading Order 25
9. Regionalism and the Evolving Global Trade System 54
10. Globalization, Regionalism, and the Analysis of Domestic Public Policy 71
11. Dynamics of Regional Integration
12. The European Union as a Regional System 95
13. The Dynamics of Integration in the Americas: A Look at the Political Economy of NAFTA Expansion 112
14. APEC’s Evolving Trade Structure 139
15. Interregional Relations
16. The European Union and the United States: A New Balance of Influence in the Global Political Economy 157
17. North American-Asian Relations, Asian Regionalism, and the Future of Asia Pacific Regionalism 180
18. ASEM: Toward the Institutionalization of the East Asia-Europe Relationship? 194
19. Whither Canada?
20. Thinking Globally, Acting Regionally: Assessing Canada’s Response to Regionalism 213
21. The Pursuit of Economic Architecture by Diplomatic Means: The Case of Canada in Europe 228
22. Playing by the “Rules”? Canada’s APEC Policy 253
23. Summing Up
24. A World of Regions or a Single Trade Order? 277
25. Contributors 293
26. Index 296