Regional Agreements in South America: between integration and fragmentation (an Andean perspective)

The article analyses how regional agreements, which are abundant since the 90’s, contribute to the fragmentation o consolidation of the process of integration in the Comunidad Andina.  For the author, there exist objective, economic and strategic elements, upon which basic lines of converge...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Fairlie Reinoso, Alan
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:Ecuador
Institución:Universidad Andina Simón Bolivar
Repositorio:Revista Comentario Internacional
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.uasb.edu.ec:article/116
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uasb.edu.ec/index.php/comentario/article/view/116
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Acuerdos regionales
OMC
comercio
TLC
integración
Estados Unidos
ALBA.
regional agreements
WTO
commerce
FTA
integration
United States
ALBA
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Sumario:The article analyses how regional agreements, which are abundant since the 90’s, contribute to the fragmentation o consolidation of the process of integration in the Comunidad Andina.  For the author, there exist objective, economic and strategic elements, upon which basic lines of convergence can be elaborated, which break with the positive elements of the formal integration agreements and which include new elements of alternative proposals.