Jason Avsenik

Research & Annotated Bibliography

Lilliston, B. (2015, April 9). New NAFTA Rulings Favour Corporations
over Community Values, Environment. Common Dreams,
This website article highlights the reasons NAFTA favours corporations over
the community. The author currently works for Institute for Agriculture and
Trade Policy; previously he worked for Organic Consumers Association,
Sustain: The Environmental Information Group. He graduated from Miami
University and has 3 websites IATP, Think Forward and Radio Sustain. I will
be using my authors experiences as examples in my arguments. Overall
rating: Excellent.
La Botz, D. (2009, January 1). Solidarity: the only effective labor
policy. Global Issues in Context
This academic journal highlights the main reasons why solidarity is the only
effective labour policy. The author is a teacher at City University of New York
and studied at University of Cincinnati. La Botz is also an American labour
union activist. His arguments seem slightly biased because he works for the
government but they are also based on facts and he provides good
examples. I will be using the authors key arguments to support mine.
Overall rating: Good.
Roman, R. Velasco, E. (2014, March 22). Mexico: the state against
the working class. Global Issues in Context
This academic journal focuses on the main reasons why Mexico is working
against its working class. I could not find any personal information on the
authors of the article. The authors are slightly biased mainly because Velasco
is from Mexico. I will be using their main arguments as backup for my second
argument Companies shouldnt abuse the law labour cost in countries like
Mexico to harmonize a lower labour cost in other countries (e.g. Canada).
Overall rating: Good.
Mize, R. Swords, A. (2011, July 1). CONSUMING MEXICAN LABOR:
FROM THE BRACERO PROGRAM TO NAFTA. Global Issues in Context

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This article focuses on manual labour and The Bracero (Spanish term for
manual laborers) Program in Mexico. The authors are Ronald Mize and
Alicia Swords, Mize is an associate professor at Oregon State University and
Swords is an associate professor and works in Department of Sociology at
Ithaca College. I will use their argument in support of my second point. The
article is not biased and provides examples in support of their ideas. Overall
rating: Excellent.
Castaneda, J. (2014, January 1). NAFTA's mixed record: the view
from Mexico. Foreign Affairs
This magazine article focuses on NAFTAs effect on Mexico. It talks about the
positives and negatives of NAFTA in Mexico and how it has changed the
country. The author is a Mexican Politician and academic who served as
Secretary of Foreign Affairs. He went to University of Paris and Princeton
University. I will be using the positives and negatives of NAFTA in Mexico as
support for my second argument. Overall rating: Excellent.
LaFranchi, H. (2014, February 19). 'Three amigos' summit: Can US,
Mexico, and Canada modernize NAFTA? Toronto Star
This newspaper article focuses on Canada, USAs and Mexicos efforts to
modernize NAFTA and make it as effective as possible. The author of the
article has been Monitor's diplomacy correspondent in DC since 2001. I will
be using the authors strongest points as support for my arguments. I will
also use the authors conclusion to wrap up all my arguments because the
article touches on all of my points. Overall rating: Good.