North-American Interfraternity Conference

imperative in order to solidify themselves as a world power. Likewise, the United States understand the necessity of such a relationship, especially “...with a wide range of international issues and crises involving the war on terrorism, Iraq, and North Korea…” were transpiring at the time (Sutter, pg.4). A strong alliance military alliance between the two countries will help ensure domestic safety for both…

In order to analyze social and economic sides of Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, it is important to review details on this new free trade agreement (FTA). First of all, according Encyclopædia Britannica, free trade is “a policy by which a government does not discriminate against imports or interfere with exports by applying tariffs (to imports) or subsidies (to exports)” (“Free Trade” 1). The idea of free trade first appeared in 1776, when Adam Smith, an economist, claimed the benefit of…

What is globalism? Globalism is defined as a national policy of treating the whole world as a proper sphere for political influence. NAFTA has a lot to do with globalism. NAFTA stands for “North American Free Trade Agreement” and is an agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico designed to remove tariff barriers between the three countries. The three countries are greatly affected by this agreement. NAFTA is not good for the United States. It is bad for the environment. NAFTA…

Some thoughts on Chilcote Sometimes I read things that I understand and can relate to fully, what Chilcote wrote is not one of those readings. I feel slightly confused, irritated and relieved that I have finally finished reading two chapters that made me question if I knew anything at all. I am confused, I don’t know if I completely misunderstood him because there were so many things he brought up that I didn’t know what to focus on. Most likely I’m feeling this way because I haven’t spent…

Industry Environment- Supporting Industry & Industrial Production Growth Rate In Mexico, it has many different industries, including textiles and clothing. In Spain, textiles and apparel (including footwear) and footwear are two main industries. Hong Kong also has textiles and clothing industries but the occupation of industries in Hong Kong is small. Besides, the industrial production growth rate in Mexico is 0.9% which ranked 148 compared to the world. The industrial production growth rate in…

Target has a history of success within United States and has managed to establish a reputation of having higher quality product offerings and retail environment than its competition. Target has seen steady growth with regard to expansion within the United States, it has not saturated the market. Target has historically launched stores in the metropolitan areas of larger cities and currently operates stores in 48 states. Recent global economic trends demonstrate that a Target expansion into…

Macroeconomic models can be used to show the development of North America since NAFTA was put into effect. GDP has risen 39.3%, 40.3% and 24.1% in the United States, Canada and Mexico respectively. Trade between all three nations has increased from $297 billion to $1.14 trillion. With trade increasing, jobs have increased as well, as 14 million American jobs have been due to trade with Canada and Mexico. As employment has been increased, the frequency of the business cycle has decreased because…

The North American Free Trade Agreement gave Canada an image of a successful country. With this agreement, Canada was able to form successful bonds with Mexico and America, especially the U.S. In order to make this three-way agreement, all 3 countries had to be respectful and had to be co-operative to have a successful trade relationship. Although America and Canada have a very strong trade relationship, that's not where it ends, it goes beyond just trade and business. They share the same border…

They are a multimillion dollar American parcel and package delivery company, which operates in more than 220 countries. Its headquarters is located in Atlanta, America. Besides being the largest parcel and package delivery company, UPS also offers logistics and freight forwarding through…

The Mexican economy was hit hard by the global financial crisis. Mexico had a high economic dependence on the United States around the time of the global financial crisis as a result of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Consequently, when the global financial crisis hit the United States economy there was a heavy impact on the Mexican economy as well. Mexico’s economy was very vulnerable to fluctuation in the United States economy and relied heavily on the United States as an export…