This selection of papers and commentary drawn from a September 1998 conference held at Michigan State University, examines in detail the CanadaUnited States Free Trade Agreement Among its many contributions, the work underscores how this pact paved the way for the North American Free Trade Agreement The work also includes essays written by Canadian одеоя and American policy makers, including Derek Burney and James Baker, III; these are augmented by a series of insightful papers and commentary writtenby scholars and informed observers Roger Porter, from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, summarizes and places the CanadaUnited States Free Trade Agreement into a framework for the future, one that includes trade agreements withother countries in the Western Hemisphere In light of the recently concluded World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle, this analysis of Canada's bilateral trade agreement with the United States is timely and thought provoking CONTRIBUTORS: James A Baker, III James Blanchard Derek H Burney William A Dymond Geza Feketekuty Michael Hart Gary Hufbauer Barbara Kotschwar Mordechai E Kreinin Richard G Lipsey Peter McPherson Mustafa Mohatarem Sylvia Ostry Roger B Porter David B Schweikhardt Konrad von Finckenstein Paul Wonnacott.  FactoryISBN 0870135376.