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Article: A Comparative Analysis of the Regulation of State and Provincial Governments in NAFTA and GATT/WTO
- Article from:
- Chicago Journal of International Law
- Article date:
- January 1, 2005
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright University of Chicago Law School Winter 2005. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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I. INTRODUCTION
The creation of the World Trade Organization ("WTO") and the proliferation of regional free trade areas have brought trade liberalization to economic disciplines reaching farther and deeper into the sovereign heart of nation-states. While this growth is generally perceived as a natural progression with worldwide economic and welfare benefits, it is increasingly reaching into areas within the constitutional competence of state and provincial governments in federal nation-states. As such, state and provincial actors are in an increasingly better position to influence world trade, both positively and negatively.
This Article reviews the manner in which international trade ...