Green Paper 3: Freedoms That Are Abolished (FTAA)
A detailed look at what the trade agreement will be like, and what it threatens in the western hemisphere, written by the Action for Community and Ecology in the Regions of Central America.
WTOAction.Org: FTAA Summit
Brief introduction with resources for useful research on the trade agreement.
QuebecAmericas: Summit of the Americas
Summary, schedule of events, and the province government's position on continental economic integration.
Canadian Labour Council - FTAA
Involvement at the summit and information on why Working Families Want "Fair Trade".
Democracy, Development, and Social Justice in the Americas
The Canadian Labour Congress' declaration of the workers of the Americas, in response to the event involving the FTAA in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in May of 1997.
Council of Americas: FTAA Advocacy
Declerations and reports on a conference on business facilitation of the trade agreement.
A Consumer Perspective Regarding Intellectual Property
James Packard Love, from the Center for Study of Responsive Law, discusses FTAA and intellectual property rules, a paper presented at Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS): Summit of the Americas
Publications, analysis and suggestions to the meetings attempting to integrate markets in the western hemisphere.
Foreign Policy in Focus: Free Trade Area of the Americas
Karen Hansen-Kuhn looks at the problems and gives recommendations on the trade agreement.
Trade Policy in Developing Economies: The Case of Chile.
A university dissertation with a case study on the economic performance of Chile after it liberalised. [Microsoft Word required.]
Global Exchange: Free Trade Area of the Americas
Frequently asked questions, top ten reasons to oppose FTAA, alternatives, updates, and how to get involved.
FTAA: Opportunities and Challenges for Florida
Information pamphlet by Terry L. McCoy Director of the Latin American Business Environment Program at the University of Florida.
People's Consultation
U.S. component of a hemisphere-wide campaign against the Free Trade Area of the Americas. The campaign includes workshops, public hearings, resolutions, and a national survey.
Committee of Government Representatives on the Participation of Civil Society
Releases by the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, explaining the committees role in civil society participation, with list of executive summaries submitted to the FTAA.
Trade Watch: FTAA
Introduction, frequently asked questions, and criticisms, including how to take action against this expansion of free trade.
The MAI Shell Game: FTAA
Factsheet and introduction to FTAA and what action can be taken, compiled by Global Trade Watch of Public Citizen.
The United States Embassy to Canada
Reports, releases and resources on the process and affects of free trade in the region.
Alternative for the Americas
Catalyzed by the Summit of the Americas in Santiago Chile in April of 1998. A working document concerning FTAA designed to stimulate further debate and education on an alternative vision, based on the interests of all the people in the western hemisphere.
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