The North American Free Trade Agreement

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), first implemented on January 1, 1994, is a comprehensive trade agreement that will ultimately result in the elimination of nearly all trade tariffs among the United States (U.S.), Canada and Mexico by the year 2008. This paper will address NAFTAs effects on IT use in Mexico. Mexico is a relevant case for examining these changes because it can give further insight into trade liberalization influences on IT adoption and growth. As the world continues to become more interconnected, and IT plays a larger role in both developed and developing countries, the way liberalization affects IT and interacts with other movements within aneconomic system will become exceedingly important to understand. IT helps increase production efficiencies, can decrease unit cost, and facilitates international trade.