FTAA

Social Change and Development
Sociology 336
11-13-03
Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)
<Tab/>Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) is an extension of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The FTAA follows a similar model that was developed by NAFTA. FTAA has nine groups that correspond to NAFTA's chapters. The FTAA's nine groups cover the following topics: agriculture, competition policy, dispute settlement, government procurement, intellectual property rights, investment, market access, services, subsidies, and anti-dumping. FTAA started when U.S officia…