US Trade Agreements

Dale Colyer
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Dale Colyer: West Virginia University

Chapter 7 in Green Trade Agreements, 2011, pp 89-109 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Since NAFTA’s implementation, the United States has entered into several regional and bilateral free-trade agreements (see Table 7.1). Prior to NAFTA the US had only negotiated two bilateral agreements, those with Israel and Canada; the latter agreement was superseded by NAFTA. Neither of those had significant environmental provisions, although both the US-Israel and Canada-US (CUSTA) agreements incorporated Article XX of GATT. Bailey (1992–93) claims that dissatisfaction with the environmental results of CUSTA resulted in pressure to include environmental provisions in NAFTA. He says that after two years of experience some reports indicated that the agreement “resulted in a general undermining of safety standards, sustainable development, and environmental protection” (p. 849). Thus, environmental measures were incorporated in NAFTA upon its completion during the Clinton administration and they have been included in all subsequent US agreements, although their nature and extent vary considerably from one agreement to another.

Keywords: Trade Agreement; Bush Administration; Clinton Administration; Environmental Cooperation; Trade Promotion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230346819_7

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