Informative anaysis of MAI by WGA
james tucker
http://www.westgov.org/wga/publicat/maiweb.htm
I just stumbled on the above webpage, an analysis by the Western Governors
Association of the effect of the MAI on local governments (in the States).
It's well referenced and based on law and official government documents.
Here's the prologue:
Multilateral Agreement on Investment:
Potential Effects on State & Local Government
Preface and Acknowledgments
The purpose of this report is to examine the implications for state
sovereignty of what has been publically proposed for the Multilateral
Agreement on
Investment (MAI) and to recommend actions for governors. It is hoped that
this analysis will also aid the dialogue that is taking place between the
federal government and the states on the MAI, and that it helps to satisfy
requests by the federal government for information from states on laws that the
MAI may impact.
No Western Governors' Association (WGA) staff, WGA contractors, or western
state points of contact for trade matters hold a security clearance that
would allow review of confidential documents related to the MAI. As a
result, this report was prepared using publically available documents and
sources only. Leaked information on the MAI has not been used or inferred
from for purposes of this report. Accordingly, the United States
government and other MAI negotiating parties may have already addressed or
agreed to address issues set forth in this paper. Nevertheless, until the
MAI is finalized among the negotiating partners, made public, and adopted by
the United States through Congressional implementing legislation, the
issues raised herein should remain a concern for state governments.
- jim
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