Do you have any info on free trade and on NAFTA
2006-06-09 14:56:25 · 12 answers · asked by 2fine4u 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
@ Janine. Apparently you do not know anything about higher education. If you did, you would know that when doing any type of research paper that there is some things that are more simplistic than others. Have you thought for a minute that the reason that I asked was because my research required me to find out how people felt about NAFTA? I still say that I have seen no one ask about state capitals. I am sorry that you feel that my question was simplistic, but I also noticed that it did not have an answer. If you will look above your answers then you will be able to see that there is nothing simplistic about NAFTA. Thanks for your comment
2006-06-09 15:17:21 · update #1
The North American Free Trade Agreement, known usually as NAFTA, is a free trade agreement among Canada, the United States, and Mexico. NAFTA went into effect on January 1, 1994. NAFTA is also used to refer to the tripartite trading bloc of North American countries.
NAFTA called for immediately eliminating duties on half of all U.S. goods shipped to Mexico and Canada, and gradually phasing out other tariffs over a period of about 14 years. Restrictions were to be removed from many categories, including motor vehicles and automotive parts, computers, textiles, and agriculture. The treaty also protected intellectual property rights (patents, copyrights, and trademarks) and outlined the removal of restrictions on investment among the three countries. Provisions regarding worker and environmental protection were added later as a result of supplemental agreements signed in 1993.
**for further info on this go to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAFTA
2006-06-09 15:03:54 · answer #1 · answered by Eiznot 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I'm quoting YOUR answer to the question, "Why do people come here for answers buy why don't they go to a search engine like YAHOO?" You wrote:
<<[snip] When you are doing research, especially in graduate school, the search enginges give you an overload of information. Basically you dissect your work come up with the areas that you need the most research and go from there.[snip]>>
and:
<< I have yet to see questions as simplistic as the ones that you mention. The ones that I have seen especially in higher education involved a much more detailed response in which a decent answer from the people on here would have been suitable. >>
I think your NAFTA questions qualifies as simplistic. Certainly none of the answers you'll get here will help you with your grad research. Don't you think you'd at least do better by first going over to "Business & Finance" or "Politics & Government" and then refining your question to ask for more pertinent details?
P.S. Simplistic questions get anwers from Wikipedia.
P.P.S. Those other sections would also be good for asking how people FEEL about NAFTA.
2006-06-09 22:09:28 · answer #2 · answered by Janine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the North American Free Trade AGreement. It is a free trade agreement between Mexico, Canada and the US President Clinton signed it into effect on the 1st of January 1994.
It eliminated duties on 50% of the goods goinginto Mexico and Canada which will eliminate the other tarriffs imparted on them over the next 14 years. Restrictions were removed as well as protections putinto place for intellectual property rights (patents, copyrights, and trademarks). Restrictions were removed for investment purpose between the three countries.
2006-06-09 22:05:26 · answer #3 · answered by yiqqahah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do know that big business benefits from "free trade and NAFTA", but you can easily look up such on the Web.
2006-06-09 21:59:57 · answer #4 · answered by mrearly2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do a search on nafta, read the nafta agreement.
2006-06-09 22:00:43 · answer #5 · answered by Pobept 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how about this: Keyword nafta, press go. Higher education? God help us!
2006-06-10 22:33:49 · answer #6 · answered by Mr.Obvious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know it is based on the fact of Mexico and canada trading freely with america without tarrifs.
2006-06-09 21:58:32 · answer #7 · answered by hatingmsn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look it up on Google. It's not so obscure that you couldn't find more, and better information on there in the time it took you to post this question and wait for answers.
2006-06-09 22:00:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As Robin Williams joked...
"NAFTA....You're soaking in it!" :-)
(Check out the link below)
2006-06-09 22:00:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this:
http://www.fas.usda.gov/info/factsheets/NAFTA.asp
2006-06-09 22:00:44 · answer #10 · answered by parshooter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋