Asymetrical International Double-Edged Negotioation--Canada''s Strategies in NAFTA''s Auto & Textile Sector

• Main Author: 韓振宇
• Other Authors: Chung Tsungting
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 1998
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/42072001452191273719

碩士 === 東海大學 === 政治研究所 === 86 === One obvious observation about the NAFTA negotiation is theimmense asymmetry of power between the US and its mach weakerneigbors to the north and south. Realist approachs to internationalrelations suggest that the stronger US would be able to impose itswill upon its weaker negotiations partners. The US did indeed fare well in the negotiations. Despitethe asymmetry of power, the weakerNAFTA partners were not merely steamrolled in the talks by the USgiants. On the some issues Canada and Mexio fared quite well. Notsurprisingly, their success in the alks varied from economic sector to economic sector. This paper finds that a weaker nation can sometimesfare well against a larger nation by strategies to the preferenceof the most powerful interest groups within the stronger nation. Thispaper also finds that the ability of a weaker nation to fare wellin trade negotiations with a stronger nation depends upon the existinginstitutional arrangements between the nations in a given economicsector. More specifically, the ability of a weaker nation to crediblystand up to a stronger nation''s demands depends upon whether existingtrade institutions give the weaker nation favored access to the stronger nation''s markets. If the existing trade institutions provideaccess to the stronger nation''s markets, the smaller nation is afforded-1 -aAsymetrical International Double-Edged Negotioation--Canada''s Strategies in NAFTA''s Auto & Textile Sector