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The Human Costs Of Nafta, Melvin Burke
The Human Costs Of Nafta, Melvin Burke
School of Economics Faculty Scholarship
The proposed North American Free Trade Agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico is the logical and perhaps inevitable extension of the 1989 Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Canada. Both agreements are controversial, and massive public opposition exists in all three countries—for good reasons, as we shall see. The citizens of these three nations have never been provided with a credible explanation of the need for NAFTA. Contrary to the proclamations of NAFTA's proponents, there are no guarantees that the supposed benefits ofthe free trade agreement will be realized, nor is it clear who will gain …
Contracting Out: A Study Of The Honduran Experience, Melvin Burke, Richard J. Moore, Donald A. Swanson, Gill Chin Lim, Jacob Greenstein, Richard A. Fehnel
Contracting Out: A Study Of The Honduran Experience, Melvin Burke, Richard J. Moore, Donald A. Swanson, Gill Chin Lim, Jacob Greenstein, Richard A. Fehnel
School of Economics Faculty Scholarship
This study was conducted by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) at the request of USAID/Honduras under the terms of NASPAA's Technical Cooperative Agreement with USAID. The study examined the experiences of USAID/Honduras and the Government of Honduras with the contracting out of construction activities in three sectors. The purpose of the study was to document empirical evidence regarding the performance of contracting out as a policy measure to increase private sector initiatives in Honduras.
From National Populism To National Corporatism: The Case Of Bolivia (1952-1970), Melvin Burke, James M. Malloy
From National Populism To National Corporatism: The Case Of Bolivia (1952-1970), Melvin Burke, James M. Malloy
School of Economics Faculty Scholarship
Analyzes the experience of Bolivia with an experiment in a populist resolution of its socioeconomic problems from 1952 to 1970. Objectives of national populist ideology; Factors that lead to the failure of Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario in Bolivia to achieve its revolutionary goals: Resurgence of private sector in mining and petroleum.