There are thirteen other multilateral free trade agreements like the TPP. And twenty-four others that have been proposed.
The word "integration" seems rarely used in the US. These agreements represent the 2nd stage of a seven stage process known as economic integration. The seventh stage is 'Complete Economic Integration', some type of federalized supranational political union; the EU2050.
North American integration is promoted in order for the US to be economically competitive with the EU, China etc. Whether or not these are the right policies, I don't know. More interesting is that globalization seems solely defined by them without any alternatives.
If and when economical space travel (i.e. - portable fusion) is ever developed, I can only imagine the brain drain that will commence to get the Hell out of this New World Odor.
Otherwise, I guess I for one should welcome our (not so) new Multinational Corporate Overlords.
The word "integration" seems rarely used in the US. These agreements represent the 2nd stage of a seven stage process known as economic integration. The seventh stage is 'Complete Economic Integration', some type of federalized supranational political union; the EU2050.
North American integration is promoted in order for the US to be economically competitive with the EU, China etc. Whether or not these are the right policies, I don't know. More interesting is that globalization seems solely defined by them without any alternatives.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_integration#Stages