00732nam a2200109Ia 4500080001800000245006700018260002800085300001200113500000700125520047100132583001900603  a09.05.08 U582  aWestern Hemisphere Free Trade Area : an overview of the issues  bECLACaSantiagoCLc1992  aii,13p.  aDC  aExamines the issues that need to be addressed when considering the formation of a Western Hemispheric Free Trade Area (WHFTA) viz. global issues; trade liberalization in the Western Hemisphere; estimated impact from trade liberlization at country and sector levels; negotiating agenda and perspectives; and, the transition. Focuses on the costs and benefits of a WHFTA as well as on practical considerations relevant to a process of hemispheric trade liberalization.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR