This book explores the political background of trade liberalization culminating in the signing of the historic North American agreement more than a decade after the North America Accord idea had been outright rejected. It details the congressional vote in the United States.

Doran, Charles; Marchildon, Gregory P

Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction: The Trade and Political Party Flip-Flop /Charles F. Doran -- 2 Trade and Political Party Orientation in North America /Gregory P. Marchildon -- 3 Political Parties and Free Trade in the United States /Eric M. Uslaner -- 4 What Forces Shape American Trade Policy? /Timothy ]. McKeown -- 5 The Trade Policies of Canada's Grits and Tories, 1840-1988 /Duncan McDowall -- 6 The NOP and Free Trade: Facing the American Capitalist Empire /Douglas Owram -- 7 Free Trade and Party Politics in Quebec /Pime Martin -- 8 Trade Policy and Economic Development in Twentieth Century Mexico /Dale Story -- 9 The Free Trade Policy "Revolution" and Party Politics in Mexico /Gustavo Vega-Canovas -- 10 Trade and Party: Flip-Flops and Causal Linkages /Charles F. Doran -- 11 The NAFfA Vote and Political Party: A Partial Test /Charles F. Doran -- About the Book -- About the Contributors.