Why was NAFTA not extended, even after fulfilling several stated objectives? Investigating a number of roadblocks and utilizing James Rosenau's state-multi-centric models, the book's conclusions shed light not just on why North American integration is not working, but on broader regional experiments.

"A stimulating collection of essays that probes the complexities of national, regional, and global governance in North America." - Stephen McBride, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Centre for Global Political Economy, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada

Autorentext
Imtiaz Hussain is a professor of International Studies at Universidad Iberoamericana.

Inhalt
Beneath, Beyond, or Within North America's Regional Box: Paradigm Indigestion? North America's Regionalisms Face Globalism: Integrative Climate Change Responses; M.López Vallejo Olvera Mexico-Canada Biotech Image: The Role of the Broader Scientific Community; E.Antal & C.Tigau North American Anti-Immigration Rhetoric: Continental Circulation and Global Resonance of Discursive Integration; L.Gilbert Integration through NAFTA's Chapter XI: Eroding Federalism and Regionalism?; I.McKinley Thick Borders and the Challenge of North American Policy Coordination Post-Bush: What's Next?; D.Drache Three Amigos and a Non-Regional Player: China as a Challenge Inside and Outside the NAFTA Box; F.Haro Natural Resources and Out-Migration in Local Communities of Southern Mexico: Non-NAFTA Issues Impacting NAFTA; A.González Jácome Gendering NAFTA: Utopian Vision?; R.Villanueva Ulfgard Developing National and International Civic Engagement Networks: The International Consortium for Higher Education, Civic Responsibility, and Democracy; F.Plantan, Jr. North American Integration and Recession: Changing Order?; I.Hussain The 2009 H1N1 Outbreak: A Chaotic North American Trigger with Evolving Global Consequences; T.Lynch & P.M.Cox Conclusions: Rising to the Occasion: Coordinating Tumult