RELEASED TODAY: Americas Quarterly, Winter 2011 Issue - Free Trade and Market Access
With President Barack Obama’s focus on trade and Latin America in his State of the Union address, we are particularly pleased to announce the release of the Winter 2011 issue of Americas Quarterly on market access and the hemisphere’s prospects for free trade. In it, AQ explores the hurdles and opportunities for producers and workers as they seek a greater stake in the global economy.
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Canadian Minister of International Trade Peter Van Loan discuss how the hemisphere can move forward with trade liberalization, while original AQ research shows the correlation, or lack of it, between U.S. congressional support for free-trade agreements and states’ export benefits, and the ramification for the Panama and Colombia free-trade agreements.
Access content from this issue at AQ’s redesigned website, as well as the latest blog posts and web-exclusive articles from our 21 contributors across the Americas.
FEATURE SECTION:
Wake Up, Washington!
ERIC FARNSWORTH
While Washington sleeps, the U.S. is losing the battle for Latin America’s markets.
From Tradition to Trade
STEVEN SAMFORD
Helping small artisanal producers compete on the global market is essential to reducing inequality.
AQ Charticles
Free Trade and the U.S. Congress
The export benefits of free-trade agreements, state by state.
Who Supports Free Trade (and Why)?
A 23-country survey shows broad support for free trade across Latin America.
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
Interview
U.S. Senator HARRY REID on immigration reform, the Hispanic vote, and Colombia and Panama free-trade agreements.
Strength in Numbers
CARLOS IGNACIO ROJAS AND ALEJANDRO VERA
The merger of the Colombian, Chilean and Peruvian stock exchanges is a milestone for hemisphere finance—and a sign of renewed economic confidence.
Brazil: What’s Next
ALBERT FISHLOW
The post-Lula, or Dilma, era promises both change and continuity.
. . . AND MORE
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Americas Quarterly is a policy journal published by Americas Society and Council of the Americas that is dedicated to providing a fresh perspective and deepening policy analysis and debate on economics, finance and politics in the region.
