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Throughout history, few international agreements have met as much opposition as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Yet since its inception in 1992, this compact between the United States, Canada and Mexico has delivered benefits to all three, says professor Robert A. Pastor. He explains that the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks changed the US from an open, welcoming society to one that might as well have "Stop, or I'll shoot" signs at every border. This protectionist climate undermined NAFTA, says Pastor, who believes the three nations should open their mutual borders and form a shared "North American Community" of economic development and regional partnership. Pastor details his grand – if improbable – vision in this scholarly look forward. Thoughtful North Americans will welcome Pastor's enlightened ideas with interest as well as skepticism. getAbstract recommends his work to government representatives, international businesspeople and students of foreign relations.

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Oxford UP