Antonia Correa Serran: Speaking about NAFTA

¡Vótame en los Premios iVoox 2026! North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and Pacific Alliance: An Expanded Integration Date: 24 September 2014, 6.00 PM - 24 September 2014, 7.30 PM Venue: The library of the Institute of Latin American Studies, Stockholm University, House B, Level 5. The aim of the presentation is to analyze the benefits obtained by companies after 20 years of NAFTA and in relation to the expanded integration into the Pacific Alliance (Colombia, Peru, Chile and Mexico).Organiser: Institute of Latin American Studies In the economic integration of NAFTA, the private corporations took part as main economic actors, even if they were not visible in the negotiation. These companies participated as part of the staff in order to establish guidelines on trade and investment in the three countries so as to favor the increase of profits. After 20 years, the results of integration are in favor of the transnational corporations. Although the governments, since the beginning of the negotiations, did allusion to the social benefits that the countries would have as result of the integration, they did not include the social guidelines into the economic policy presented in the agreement. The social part was marginalized, not only in terms of jobs, wages, health, but also in terms of environment. The aim of this presentation is to analyze the benefits obtained by companies after 20 years of NAFTA and in relation to the expansion of the Pacific Alliance (Colombia, Peru, Chile and Mexico). Lecturer: Antonia Correa Serrano, PhD in International Relations from the Faculty of Political and Social Science, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Professor and researcher at the Department of Economic Production, Area ‘World Economic System’, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Xochimilco. She is presently coordinator of the masters in International Relations and Head of International Relations of the doctorate in social sciences. Her main topics of research are foreign direct investment, globalization and regional integration, sustainable development, international trade and financial globalization.