This paper uses a case study approach to explore the effects of NAFTA and GATT membership on innovation and trade in the Mexican soaps, detergents, and surfactants (SDS) industry. Several basic findings emerge. First, the most fundamental effect of the NAFTA and the GATT on the SDS industry was to help induce Wal-Mart to enter Mexico. Once there, Walmex fundamentally changed the retail sector, forcing SDS firms to cut their profit margins and innovate...
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2006/08/01
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Рабочий документ в рамках исследования вопросов политики
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WPS3999
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2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Openness and industrial response in a Wal-Mart world : a case study of Mexican soaps, detergents, and surfactant producers
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general agreement on tariffs and trade