00886nam a2200085Ia 4500100002100000245007100021260000900092520068000101583001900781  aGESTRIN, Michael  aNorth-American Free Trade Agreement and foreign direct investment.  c1994  aDescribes NAFTA's new investment rules, and examines the Agreement's discriminatory measures and their potential impact upon intra- and inter-regional investment patterns for particular industries.  Observes that the numerous positive precedents set by the NAFTA in the area of international investment will invariably influence the negotiation of future regional trade and investment agreements, and will probable serve as benchmarks for future investment-related negotiations in the World Trade Organization. However, it also sets a dangerous example for future regional trade agreements in its limited, but obvious, use of rules of origin to support particular industries.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR