{"product_id":"the-north-american-idea-a-vision-of-a-continental-future","title":"The North American Idea: A Vision of a Continental Future","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn its first seven years  the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) tripled trade and quintupled foreign investment among the U.S.  Mexico  and Canada  increasing its share of the world economy. In 2001  however  North America peaked. Since then  trade has slowed among the three  manufacturing has shrunk  and illegal migration and drug-related violence have soared. At the same time  Europe caught up  and China leaped ahead. In The North American Idea  eminent scholar and policymaker Robert A. Pastor explains that NAFTAs mandate was too limited to address the new North American agenda. Instead of offering bold initiatives like a customs union to expand trade  leaders of the three nations thought small. Interest groups stalemated the small ideas while inhibiting the bolder proposals  and the governments accomplished almost nothing.  To overcome this resistance and reinvigorate the continent  the leaders need to start with an idea based on a principle of interdependence. Pastor shows how this idea--once woven into the national consciousness of the three countries--could mobilize public support for continental solutions to problems like infrastructure and immigration that have confounded each nation working on its own. Providing essential historical context and challenging readers to view the continent in a new way  The North American Idea combines an expansive vision with a detailed blueprint for a more integrated  dynamic  and equitable North America.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44959908200501,"sku":"ByrdShop_0199782415","price":31.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780199782413.jpg?v=1770378560","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-north-american-idea-a-vision-of-a-continental-future","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}