Digital trade and the remaking of the North American regional economy

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was a cornerstone of the 1990s liberal hegemony established with the rise of multilateral trade agreements. On July 1 st 2020, NAFTA was replaced by a new trade deal: USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement). This article argues that through the inclu...

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Published inInvestigaciones regionales Vol. 50; no. 50; pp. 59 - 69
Main Author Alvarez Leon, Luis Felipe
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Madrid Investigaciones Regionales 01.01.2021
Subjects
América del Norte
Capitalism
Comercio digital
comercio electrónico
comercio internacional
commerce
Digital economy
Digital trade
economía digital
Electronic commerce
Free trade
Geography
International trade
North America
North American Free Trade Agreement
Ontology
Provisions
regiones
Regions
Supranationalism
Trade agreements
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
Canada
Mexico
United States > US
North America
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Summary:North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was a cornerstone of the 1990s liberal hegemony established with the rise of multilateral trade agreements. On July 1 st 2020, NAFTA was replaced by a new trade deal: USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement). This article argues that through the inclusion of digital trade provisions, USMCA signifies a vision of a regional economic space that differs substantively from NAFTA’s. To make this case, the article examines the digital trade provisions in USMCA, contrasts them with the vision of trade advanced by NAFTA, and evaluates how they create conditions that can transform the North American space-economy.
ISSN:1695-7253
2340-2717
2340-2717
DOI:10.38191/iirr-jorr.21.011