Talk:Effects of NAFTA on Mexico

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 * Sections
 * Background
 * Overview
 * Economic effects
 * Employment and wages
 * Effects on migration and emigration
 * Attitudes towards NAFTA in Mexico
 * Distinctions from the United States


 * Solid draft with good source of evidence and a logical structure. I have one suggestion to consider about the title: the corresponding article looking at the effects on the US Economy has a different title structure: NAFTA's Effect on US Employment.


 * Thanks. I revised the title to make the article broader in scope, since I think that the expanded article is important. Jgriffith19 (talk) 19:13, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Consider the tone of your lead section carefully: make sure you're presenting a clear summary of your article rather than making a case for its significance here. Katherine.Holt (talk) 17:35, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Think about opportunities to connect to other Wikipedia content. Eventually, you should add a link from the [Mexico section] of the main NAFTA article that directs to your new article for more information.  You can also add categories, and information from the Wikimedia Commons. Katherine.Holt (talk) 17:40, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
 * I hope to improve this article by making the article much more clear and focused, as well as improving the grammar and language used. I also want to elaborate on the effects NAFTA has had upon small farmers and migration patterns to the U.S.Mprill17 (talk) 20:27, 2 March 2020 (UTC)

Potential Sources

Anthony DePalma. 1995. “For Mexico, Nafta’s Promise Of Jobs Is Still Just a Promise.” New York Times, October 7.

Azam Ahmed, and Elisabeth Malkin. 2017. “Nafta’s Promise Is Falling Short, Mexicans Agree.” The New York Times, January 5.

Broughton, Chad. 2015. Boom, Bust, Exodus: The Rust Belt, the Maquilas, and a Tale of Two Cities. New York: Oxford University Press.

Cypher, James M. 2011. “Mexico since Nafta: Elite Delusions and the Reality of Decline.” New Labor Forum 20 (3): 61–69. doi:10.4179/NLF.203.0000009.

“For_Mexico,_Nafta’s_Promise_Of_Jobs_Is_Still.PDF.” n.d. Hing, Bill Ong. 2010. Ethical Borders: NAFTA, Globalization, and Mexican Migration. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.

Hufbauer, Gary Clyde, Jeffrey J Schott, and Inc Recorded Books. 2005.

Nafta Revisited: Achievements and Challenges. New York: Columbia University Press. http://rbdigital.oneclickdigital.com.

Jorge Eduardo Mendoza Cota. 2015. “Has Mexican Trade in Manufactured Goods Reached Its Limits under Nafta? Perspectives after 20 Years.” Norteamérica 10 (2): 69–98.

Oliver, Ranko Shiraki. 2007. “In the Twelve Years of NAFTA, the Treaty Gave to Me... What, Exactly: An Assessment of Economic, Social, and Political Developments in Mexico since 1994 and Their Impact on Mexican Immigration into the United States.” Harv. Latino L. Rev. 10: 53.

Ricardo Grinspun, and Maxwell Cameron. 1996. “NAFTA and the Political Economy of Mexico’s External Relations.” Latin American Research Review 31 (3): 161–88.

Richard Roman, and Edur Velasco. n.d. “Mexico: The State Against the Working Class.” NACLA Report on the Americas 47 (1): 24–27.

Williams, Heather L. 2003. “Of Labor Tragedy and Legal Farce.” Social Science History 27 (04): 525–550.

Jgriffith19 (talk) 00:31, 21 February 2017 (UTC)

Good range of sources from reputable newspapers and academic journals. Is there an easy way to incorporate a Mexican perspective? Katherine.Holt (talk) 02:53, 21 February 2017 (UTC)

Hey! I think that this is really good! It is really detailed and I like that you were able to break down the public opinion of the deal across nationality and class. I think that if you were to change anything I would add a section about food security and the fact that they know import far more food then before the agreement was signed. Food security and sovereignty  will be a huge issue in the 21st century and having such a high dependence on another country will put peoples access to food at risk. Make2018 (talk) 00:39, 30 March 2017 (UTC)maite2018
 * Thanks for the comment! I think that would round out the article well. Jgriffith19 (talk) 14:25, 31 March 2017 (UTC)

The article claims "public polling in Mexico showed that two out of three people generally view NAFTA as being bad for Mexico," citing an article in CNS news. That claim is not in the source provided. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.36.163.142 (talk) 06:02, 21 November 2017 (UTC)

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Notability / POV fork
Going over this article, it seems like an ESSAYish POV fork of North American Free Trade Agreement, and particularly North American Free Trade Agreement.Icewhiz (talk) 06:39, 14 December 2017 (UTC)

Adding a Health Outcomes section
Given the health outcomes of a changing economy (from agricultural to industrial), I think it would be worthwhile to discuss the adverse health effects that NAFTA on Mexico has brought about. Generally, the effect of foreign direct investments is correlated to the nutrition transition which has contributed to health outcomes such as obesity. Nzahid (talk) 17:04, 15 March 2018 (UTC)

Bias
This is a very one-sided article. All the sources are negative towards NAFTA. There are no sources offering another perspective even though economists generally believe that NAFTA was a net positive for Mexico. A couple of the sources are from labor organizations that are inherently biased. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.20.11.200 (talk) 22:21, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

In the employment and wages section, the article says that private investment is a benefit, which seems somewhat biased, as private investment isn't necessarily viewed universally as a benefit. FantasiesOfTomorrow (talk) 05:02, 29 May 2020 (UTC)FantasiesOfTomorrow

biased anti-globalization polemic masquerading as "objective" economic sources
Statements like this,

"The economic growth of Mexico has remained steady between 1.2 and 2.5 percent since the passage of NAFTA, far from the large-scale growth NAFTA was supposed to lead to."

Are inconsistent with the consensus of economists and need to be sourced to reliable and careful analysis from experts in trade economics, not amateur journalists writing in the New York Times. This encyclopedia is filled with this sort of polemic on globalization-related articles and requires significant attention from skilled editors. Reliable sources for economics are economists publishing in academic journals and peer-reviewed research papers, not pop-media articles written by people with a political axe to grind. Jonathan f1 (talk) 20:37, 4 October 2023 (UTC)