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Argues that some liberal changes may bring opportunities for Mexican social movements. Political implications of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) for Mexican trade unions and their future relations with the state; Declining position of labor in the 1980s; Developments and trends in state-labor relations under the administration of Carlos Salinas de Gortari.

This article assesses an overview of the media industries in North America after 20 years of NAFTA, 1994–2014. The study addresses three research questions: (1) How have the communications acts been reformed: according to which logic and with what objectives? (2) How have the communication regulatory bodies performed? (3) To what extent has concentration on the media and telecommunication industries increased? It explores these issues from a structural historical analysis to understand how the media systems in North America have been re-shaping in the three countries (Canada, Mexico, and the United States) during the last 20 years, focusing in three observable paths: Media policy reform and policy-making; the performance and leeway of the regulatory institutions; and the level of concentration in the three countries in media and telecommunications sectors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The development of free trade agreements in North America has challenged the capacities of existing political organizations to play representative and responsive roles. This article evaluates the comparative roles of political parties, NGOs, and the state in regional debates leading to the development of NAFTA. Changes following from those interactions are now reflected in ongoing negotiations over FTAA. In the latter context, the Ganadian experience indicates an apparent strengthening role for NGOs in the formulation of free trade policies along with signs of resistance to this increased participation among decision-makers. Alongside these internal developments are those involving the building of cross-border ties. While states (and thus the representatives of presently governing parties) continue to control the trade agenda, more broadly participatory forms of consultation on trade agreements are developing, gradually enhancing the representative role of NGOs as well as providing new opportunities for parties (in and out of power) to improve their own performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Examines several articles in `The New York Times' newspaper from January 1 through November 18, 1993 that concern the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Description of the campaign to legitimize NAFTA; Discussion on the paper's treatment of the opposition; Implications of the NAFTA discourse for journalism and democracy.

Discusses the efforts of organized labor in the United States to contest the major trends of economic globalization of trade, production and finance in the 1990s. Adverse consequences of the globalization of trade; Details on the fight over the North American Free Trade Agreement and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; Contributions of labor campaigns in laying the groundwork of the 1986 elections.

Focuses on the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement on labor. Effectivity of the American labor's nationalist and protectionist strategy; Effect of liberalization on the composition and political capacity of the working classes of the hemisphere.

The article offers a new interpretation of neoliberalization in Latin America, arguing that from the perspective of the majority of the urban working class and rural peasantry neo-liberalism has had decidedly adverse consequences. The mainstream press in North America and Europe have heartily hailed both the reaffirmation to democratic process as well as the collective wisdom of the citizenries of these nations in their decision to stay the neo-liberal course. It has become a virtual article of faith in these circles that trade liberalization, cuts in social spending, privatization of state enterprises and inflation control provide the recipe for economic stabilization and long run economic growth. In fact it is widely believed both within and without Latin America that an electoral result that calls into question the fundamental correctness of extreme neo-liberalism would provide sufficient cause for the withdrawal of foreign finance capital with disastrous consequences for the host country. The reality of the neo-liberal experience for the poor peasant and working classes of Latin America has been much different than it has been portrayed either by the U.S. media and certain academics.

Assesses the impact of economic restructuring and North American Free Trade Agreement on organized labor in Mexico. Economic conditions in Mexico; Mexico's politics controlled by Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI); Democratic transitions and consolidation; Comment on Mexican labor; Other relevant details.

Presents developments in Latin America's oil industry. Impact of the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the United States and the North American Free Trade Agreement; Shifts toward liberal and privatized trade investment; Factors contributing to substantial restructuring and downsizing in major companies.

Deals with a study which discussed Mexico's environmental policy and practice after the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) came into effect in 1994. Background information on NAFTA; Indicators of environmental performance; Summary and conclusions.