Scholars Strategy Network's No Jargon

Episode 87: NAFTA Winners and Losers


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Since the North American Free Trade Agreement, American processed foods have flooded the Mexican food market -- with dramatic effects on people's health. Professor Alyshia Gálvez explains how Mexico became a dumping ground for America's corn.

For More on This Topic:

  • Read her OpEd in the Dallas Morning News, How NAFTA got Mexicans hooked on U.S. junk food, co-authored with Nicholas Freudenberg
  • Check out the book she referenced, The Making of NAFTA: How the Deal Was Done by Maxwell A. Cameron and Brian W. Tomlin

Further Reading:

  • Why Taming Corporation Promotion of Dangerous Consumer Products is Vital to Improving Public Health, Nicholas Freudenberg, City University of New York
  • The Misleading Case for Unmanaged Global Free Trade, John A. Miller, Wheaton College
  • Will International Trade Pacts Promote Shared Prosperity?, SSN Spotlight, February 2015
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