The North American Free Trade Agreement

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