Economic Integration in the Americas [Hardcover]

This new book brings together contributions from recognized experts in trade policy, discussing and evaluating economic integration in the Western Hemisphere, the alternative trade strategies being pursued in this area and Latin American relationships with United States and Canada.

These essays provide progress reports concerning the different regional and sub-regional groupings that have developed within the hemisphere and discuss the inter-relationships of Western Hemispheric trading arrangement with the multilateral trading systems. The difficulties encountered in hemispheric trade negotiations and the implications for the countries involved are also considered.

This book will be of great interest to students and researchers engaged with international trade and economic policy, as well as policy specialists in business organizations and government.

Section 1: IntroductionSupachai Panitchpakdi  Section 2: New Trade Strategies in the Americas.  The Past 20 years of Trade Policy: What Have We Learned so far and What are the Lessons for Latin America? Michael Hart.  New Trade Strategies in the Americas Sherry Stephenson.The FTAA-WTO Divide: The Political Economy of Low Ambition Mario A. Marconini.  Trade Liberalization as a Moral Imperative Richard Fisher  Section 3: Regional and Sub-regional Agreements in the Western Hemisphere.  NAFTA Regionalism in North America: NAFTA and the Mexican Case Victor Lopez Villafane and Mariana Rangel Padilla.  CACM Central America in a Free Trade Area for the Americas Alberto Trejos.MERCOSUR MERCOSUR and US: No Finishing Date Felipe Frydman.Caribbean: The Caribbean Community - Integration among SmallC-