Cover -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- Map of the American continent -- economic blocs -- 1 Introduction -- PART 1 Strategic Issues -- 2 The FTAA and US Strategy -- 3 The US, the FTAA, and the Parameters of Global Governance -- 4 Through the Looking Glass: A Canadian Perspective on the NAFTA as a Forerunner to the FTAA -- PART 2 FTAA: Structures and Procedures -- 5 The Puzzle of Institutionalizing a Free Market Continental Zone -- 6 The Forgotten Society: Lack of Transparency and Democracy -- 7 Social and Economic Rights within the Context of the FTAA -- PART 3 Implications for South America.