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墨西哥創(chuàng)造了負面影響。缺點北美自由貿(mào)易協(xié)定導致的損失500000 750000年在美國工作,由于公司搬到墨西哥邊境。更低的油價意味著可以運送食品更便宜,。美國消費者也受益于北美自由貿(mào)易協(xié)定。一些服務行業(yè),如醫(yī)療保健和金融服務,看到出口的增加。據(jù)估計,北美自由貿(mào)易協(xié)定在美國經(jīng)濟產(chǎn)出增加了。之間的協(xié)議,加拿大,。s largest economy) or China and its trade agreements. That $ trillion in increased trade is really needed after the 2008 financial crisis. Even more people would be unemployed without it.Perhaps NAFTA should have been designed with better protections. At the same time, free trade agreements are a necessity for the . when peting in an evermoreglobalized world. Article updated August 23, 2014北美自由貿(mào)易協(xié)定是高度爭議。s Pros Outweigh Its Cons?NAFTA39。s largest free trade area. The agreement between Canada, the . and Mexico links 450 million people and the $ trillion in goods and services produced by the three countries. Trade has increased from $297 billion in 1993, the year before NAFTA was enacted, to $ trillion in 2012 (most recent estimates) .NAFTAUS Free Trade AgreementsInvestment AgreementGlobal World TradeAgreementEstimates are that NAFTA increases economic output in the . by as much as .5% a year.Some service industries, such as health care and financial services, see an increase in exports. Farm products also reap the benefits of NAFTA39。reciprocity. The NAFTA agreement would also have allowed unlimited access for . trucks throughout Mexico. A similar agreement works well between the other NAFTA partner, Canada. However, . trucks are larger and carry heavier loads. This violates size and weight restrictions imposed by the Mexican government.safety standards as . trucks. In addition, this portion of NAFTA was opposed by the . truckers39。(DoT) was set up to review the practicality of this. In 2008, theHouse of Representativess Promise and Reality, 2004)NAFTA Called for Free Access for Mexican Trucks:Another agreement within NAFTA has not been implemented. NAFTA would have allowed trucks from Mexico to travel within the United States beyond the current 20mile mercial zone limit. A demonstration project by theCarnegie Endowment,Lessons of NAFTA, April 20, 2001)Mexico39。the maquiladora program, in which panies employed Mexican workers near the border to cheaply assemble products for export to the . This grew to 30% of Mexico39。 The Economist,to farmers from % of total farm ine in 1990 to % in 2001. Most of those subsidies went to Mexico39。tariffs, corn and other grains were exported to Mexico below cost. Rural Mexican farmers could not pete. At the same time, Mexico reduced itsFarm Billwith Mexico totaled $ billion, displacing 682,900 . jobs. (However, 116,400 occurred after 2007, and could have been a result of the financial crisis.)Nearly 80% of the losses were in manufacturing. California, New York, Michigan and Texas were hit the hardest because they had high concentrations of the industries that moved plants to Mexico. These industries included motor vehicles, textiles, puters, and electrical appliances. (Source: Economic Policy Institute, The High Cost of Free Trade, May 3, 2011). Wages Were Suppressed:Not all panies in these industries moved to Mexico. The ones that used the threat of moving during union organizing drives. When it became a choice between joining the union or losing the factory, workers chose the factory. Without union support, the workers had little bargaining power.Mexico39。industries moved part of their production from highcost . states. Between 1994 and 2010, thefarmers were put out of business