Keywords
globalization
shared sovereignty
constitutional law and government
capitalist development
multilateral negotiations
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Abstract
Some commentators have argued that federalism can undermine the strength of government, especially in international affairs and capitalist development. This perspective argues that multilateral trade agreements, such as NAFTA, are more difficult to achieve and weaker in effect when negotiated and implemented among federal countries. However, an analysis of the process that created NAFTA and its actual economic accomplishments, so far, strongly suggest that the opposite is true: that federal systems, such as Canada, Mexico, and the United States, benefit from that experience of "shared governance" in relation to globalization, especially as it reflects the complexity of sovereign integration, critical to the practical success of that process.Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
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