Title

Contesting Free Trade: The Development of the Anti-FTAA Movement in the Streets and in the Corridors of State Power

Authors

Gary Prevost, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-2005

Disciplines

Economic Policy | Economics | International and Area Studies | International Economics | Latin American Studies | Political Science | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Abstract

The effort to unite the economies of the western hemisphere into a single free trade agreement was initiated at the Summit of the Americas in Miami in 1994. The timetable established was for completion of the agreement by 2005. This article analyzes the efforts that have arisen over the last six years in opposition to the proposed Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA). Opposition coming from both governments in Latin America and civil society throughout the hemisphere have threatened to derail the whole process. This article details the political arguments that have been mounted against the FTAA and also provides an analysis of the myriad tactics employed by the anti-FTAA movement.

Comments

DOI: 10.1177/0169796X05058294

Recommended Citation

Prevost, Gary. "Contesting Free Trade: The Development of the Anti-FTAA Movement in the Streets and in the Corridors of State Power." Journal of Developing Societies 21, no. 3-4 (December 2005): 369-387. doi: 10.1177/0169796X05058294.