After the second of July : challenges and opportunities for the Fox administration / Carlos Elizondo -- Security and governance : the urgent need for state reform / Raúl Benítez Manaut -- Mexican labor at a crossroads / Katrina Burgess -- Mexico's unfinished symphony : the Zapatista movement /...

This book examines the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), an ambitious venture in regional market integration which builds on the principles of the North American Free Trade Agreement. It assesses the long-term corporate and public policy measures to cope with the increased monetary, fiscal...