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Free Trade
Websites presented in alphabetical order Brazil @ the Wilson Center Reports, working papers, and other publications on Brazil and U.S.-Brazilian relations. Covers topics such as free trade, environmental concerns in the Amazon, agribusiness, urban planning (including Brazil's favelas, or urban slums), and affirmative action. Additional information on Brazil can be found in the website's main documents section. From the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars. http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=topics.home&topic_id=1419 Topics: International Trade, Regions of the World Last updated Aug 2, 2005 Mexico-Domiciled Trucks and NAFTA This collection of documents from 2001-2004 provides background about safety and environmental concerns related to North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) rules expanding access of Mexican heavy-duty trucks across the U.S.-Mexico border. Includes fact sheets, opinion pieces, and other material. Note: No material beyond 2004 (when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, in Department of Transportation v. Public Citizen, that an environmental impact study was not necessary before opening the border under NAFTA). From Public Citizen. http://www.citizen.org/autosafety/Truck_Safety/mex_trucks/ Topics: Industries, International Law, Treaties, & Agreements, International Trade Last updated Mar 21, 2006 MEXonline.com Travel information about Mexico for tourists: accommodations, tours and recreational activities, language schools, historical facts at a glance, maps, shopping, transportation, a FAQ about traveling in Mexico, and much more. Also includes a business directory and information about buying real estate in Mexico as well as NAFTA resources and related trade information. Searchable. http://www.mexonline.com/ Topics: Business, Business, International Law, Treaties, & Agreements, International Trade, Regions of the World Last updated May 7, 2006 SICE: Foreign Trade Information System Contains information and documents on trade agreements and treaties, intellectual property rights organizations, investment treaties, a glossary, and related links to other Web sites, arranged both by topic and by country. Most of the documents are in English and/or Spanish; portions of the site are available in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese. From the Trade Unit of the Organization of American States (OAS). Searchable. (SICE is from the organization's title in Spanish, French, and Portuguese.) http://www.sice.oas.org/ Topics: Business, Business, International Law, Treaties, & Agreements, International Trade, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated Jan 29, 2002 |
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