Rust Belt Politics: The national NAFTA debate during recent US presidential election cycles

James Tanoos ()
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James Tanoos: Faculty of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, USA

Review of Applied Socio-Economic Research, 2012, vol. 3, issue 1, 184-194

Abstract: The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) once again became a newsworthy topic in the US media, this time during the contested Spring 2008 Democratic primary for the US presidency, particularly from campaign talking-points originating within Midwestern Rust-Belt states. Although the merits of NAFTA were central to the dialogue during this campaign season, similar debate did not warrant deliberation during the time of the general election in the Fall of 2008. An examination of media coverage dedicated to NAFTA in the lead-up to the past three American general elections confirmed these tendencies. Even though the Rust Belt, which is considered the key political toss-up region in the for the US presidency, has the most at stake concerning NAFTA’s effects, it remains to be seen if the trade pact will elicit debate from the presidential candidates during the Fall election in 2012.

Keywords: deindustrialization; free trade; human rights; international industry investment; labor unions; NAFTA; nationalism; protectionism; Ricardian Model; Rust Belt (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A10 A13 B10 B22 D23 D78 E20 E60 F23 F40 G18 G28 H20 H50 H60 H77 I25 J18 J51 J61 J64 J83 K32 L50 L52 L60 M20 M54 N60 N90 O20 O40 P16 Q50 Q58 R11 R50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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