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- A Consumer Perspective Regarding Intellectual Property - James Packard Love, from the Center for Study of Responsive Law, discusses FTAA and intellectual property rules, a paper presented at Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
www.cptech.org/pharm/belopaper.html
- Alternative for the Americas - Catalyzed by the Summit of the Americas in Santiago Chile in April of 1998. A working document concerning FTAA designed to stimulate further debate and education on an alternative vision, based on the interests of all the people in the western hemisphere.
www.web.net/comfront/alts4americas/intro.html
- American Lands Alliance: Hemispheric Forest Threat - Introduction to FTAA and how it would effect forest product consumption and biodiversity.
www.americanlands.org/IMF/free_trade.htm
- Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS): Summit of the Americas - Publications, analysis and suggestions to the meetings attempting to integrate markets in the western hemisphere.
www.csis.org/americas/2001summit.htm
- Committee of Government Representatives on the Participation of Civil Society - Releases by the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, explaining the committees role in civil society participation, with list of executive summaries submitted to the FTAA.
www.state.gov/www/issues/economic/ftaa/0599_ftaa_exec.html
- Corporate Watch: Building a Hemispheric Social Alliance to Confront Free Trade - Joint declaration by unions and NGOs, from around the western hemisphere, concerning their view of this trade agreement. Was issued parallel to the Third Trade Ministerial Meeting in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
www.corpwatch.org/feature/humanrts/resistance/latinam.html
- Corporate Watch: FTAA - Karen Hansen-Kuhn of The Development Group for Alternative Policies (GAP) looks at FTAA, cites problems with U.S. trade policy, and gives recommendations for new foreign policy.
www.corpwatch.org/globalization/treaties/trade6.html
- Council of Americas: FTAA Advocacy - Declerations and reports on a conference on business facilitation of the trade agreement.
www.counciloftheamericas.org/coa/advocacy/ftaa.html
- Council of Canadians: FTAA and the Threat to Democracy - Introduction, publications, media releases and resources, communicating concerns with "liberalization" and lessons learned from NAFTA.
www.canadians.org/campaigns/campaigns-tradepub-ftaa_intro.html
- Democracy, Development, and Social Justice in the Americas - The Canadian Labour Congress' declaration of the workers of the Americas, in response to the event involving the FTAA in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in May of 1997.
www.clc-ctc.ca/international/justice.html
- Foreign Policy in Focus: Free Trade Area of the Americas - Karen Hansen-Kuhn looks at the problems and gives recommendations on the trade agreement.
www.foreignpolicy-infocus.org/briefs/vol1/ftaa.html
- Free Trade of the Americas By 2005: Is It Working - Presents the inherent problems and challenges, and introduces a process for the agreement to be implemented in an expeditious manner.
wwwsbanet.uca.edu/Research/1998/SRIBR/98sri267.txt
- FTAA: Opportunities and Challenges for Florida - Information pamphlet by Terry L. McCoy Director of the Latin American Business Environment Program at the University of Florida.
www.latam.ufl.edu/publications/ftaa_paper.html
- Global Exchange: Free Trade Area of the Americas - Frequently asked questions, top ten reasons to oppose FTAA, alternatives, updates, and how to get involved.
www.globalexchange.org/ftaa
- Green Paper 3: Freedoms That Are Abolished (FTAA) - A detailed look at what the trade agreement will be like, and what it threatens in the western hemisphere, written by the Action for Community and Ecology in the Regions of Central America.
www.acerca.org/ftaa
- New Democratic Party: FTAA ToolKit - Background information, flyers, petitions, and resolutions from the Canadian political party.
www.ndpontrade.parl.gc.ca/ftaa_toolkit.htm
- Peoples Summit - Information on organizing civil society to affirm the beliefs that the FTAA is interested in business rather than public interest, with calendar of events and reading materials.
www.peoplessummit.org
- QuebecAmericas: Summit of the Americas - Summary, schedule of events, and the province government's position on continental economic integration.
www.QuebecAmericas.com
- The MAI Shell Game: FTAA - Factsheet and introduction to FTAA and what action can be taken, compiled by Global Trade Watch of Public Citizen.
www.tradewatch.org/Shell_Game/Ftaa.htm
- The United States Embassy to Canada - Reports, releases and resources on the process and affects of free trade in the region.
www.usembassycanada.gov/content/content.asp?section=can_usa&document=ftaa&subsection1=trade
- Threat to Social Programs, Environmental Sustainability and Social Justice in Canada and the Americas - Summary, introduction, and in-depth analysis of the agreement, its negotiation and Canadian perspective from Maude Barlow of the Council of Canadians.
www.canadians.org/campaigns/campaigns-tradepub-ftaa2.html
- Trade Unionists Statement Against The Expansion of NAFTA - Statement introducing FTAA and its failings, made public by trade unionists who spoke at an international press conference held in Santiago, Chile, on April 13 to present the conclusions of the Western Hemisphere Workers' Conference Against NAFTA and Privatizations, which was held in San Francisco on November 14-16, 1997.
www.corpwatch.org/globalization/treaties/trade5.html
- Trade Watch: FTAA - Introduction, frequently asked questions, and criticisms, including how to take action against this expansion of free trade.
www.tradewatch.org/FTAA/ftaahome.html
- WTOAction.Org: FTAA Summit - Brief introduction with resources for useful research on the trade agreement.
wtoaction.org/ftaa.phtml
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