1- According to various studies, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has had a negative impact on US blue-collar workers, causing the loss of some 700,000 jobs as production shifted to Mexico. Most of these losses occurred in California, Texas, Michigan and other manufacturing states. If you were an unemployed worker in the manufacturing industry living in Texas:

What IPE theoretical approach would you adopt to analyze the NAFTA? Please explain the reasons for your choice?

Why are the other two IPE theories insufficient to capture your own reality?

2 - Imagine you work as an assistant to the Finance Minister in Mozambique. Your minister recognizes the importance of finding money from external sources to alleviate economic problems of Mozambique, and s(he) asks you to write a policy note which includes the following points:

The outline of the possible positive and negative effects of the implementation of the Washington and the Beijing Consensus in the country.

Your own recommendation on the source of borrowing for the government