Question

1. What caused urban decay and what was President Reagan's response to urban poverty?

2. What effect did NAFTA have on the USA?

Answer 1

A) Useful sites:

• The Reagan Administration's Urban Policy (JSTOR)
• The Fall of the Industrial City: The Reagan Legacy for Urban Policy (Western Michigan University).

B) NAFTA was signed in 1994 with the goal of increasing trade, removing barriers, and lowering tariffs on imports and exports between Canada, the United States, and Mexico. The Trump administration claims that NAFTA has resulted in trade deficits, factory closures, and job losses in the United States.

Source:

• NAFTA's Winners and Losers (Investopedia)