Driving Continentally : National Policies and the North American Auto Industry

Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- E -- F -- G -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- 1. Introduction -- 2. From Three Industries to One: Towards an Integrated North American Automobile Industry -- 3. NAFTA, Foreign Direct Investment, and the Auto Industry: A Comparative Perspective -- 4. The Determinants of Trade and Investment Flows in LDC Auto Industries: The Cases of Brazil and Mexico -- 5. Japanese Joint Ventures in the Automotive Industry: Implications for North American Suppliers -- 6. The North American Automotive Industry: State Government Response to a Changing International Environment -- 7. Regulating the American Automobile Industry: Sources and Consequences of US Automobile Air Pollution Standards -- 8. Public Policy and Canadian and American Auto workers: Divergent Fortunes -- 9. Strategic Manpower Policies and International Competitiveness: The Case of Mexico -- 10. The Effect of the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement on the Auto Pact -- 11. Alternative Approaches to North American Free Trade and the Auto Industry -- 12. Continental Integration and the Future of the North American Auto Sector -- 13. Corporate Strategy, Globalization, and NAFTA: Mexico's New Role -- 14. The Mexican Automotive Industry in the NAFTA Negotiations -- 15. Prospects for the Mexican Automotive Industry in the Context of a North American Free Trade Agreement.