NAFTA: Results after one year

Increasing efforts at “regionalisation” can be observed worldwide, initiated particularly by the successes of the European Union (EU), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and also through the foundation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). What expectations are involved in such amalgamations, what problems arise and how can future opportunities be assessed, briefly: cui bono? The following paper analyses these questions with the help of experiences and information gained by NAFTA and attempts to answer them.