BUSH/IBUS/MGMT 665: REGIONAL INTEGRATION IN THE AMERICAS
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| Date | Schedule |
Joint Class with ITAM ? | |
| Jan 20 | 1 | Introduction and Regionalism vs. Multilateralism | X |
| Jan 27 | 2 | Why NAFTA? The Political Economy of the Negotiations | YES |
| Feb 3 | 3 | A Walk through the NAFTA and Assignment #1 | X |
| Feb 10 | 4 | The Side Agreements on Labor & the Environment | YES |
| Feb 17 | 5 | MNEs, FDI & NAFTA | X |
| Feb 24 | 6 | Economic Impacts of NAFTA | X |
| Mar 3 | 7 | Industry Impacts: NAFTA & the Auto Industry | YES |
| Mar 10 | 8 | Other Industry Impacts: Assignment #2 | YES |
| Mar 17 | X | SPRING BREAK WEEK | X |
| Mar 24 | 9 | Current US-Mexico Bilateral & Border Issues | YES |
| Mar 31 | 10 | NAFTA Dispute Settlement | X |
| Apr 7 | 11 | Other Regions #1:The European Union | X |
| Apr 14 | 12 | Other Regions #2: Mercosur | X |
| Apr 22 | 13 | Broadening NAFTA: The FTAA Process
note: this class is on Thursday due to Muster |
YES |
| Apr 28 | 14 | LAST CLASS: NAFTA Issues Briefing Note Presentations [class 6-10 p.m.] | X |
| May 5 | X | Issues Briefing Paper & Binder due | X |
| May 7 | X | FINAL EXAM | X |