La cohesión social en los procesos de integración regional: consideraciones sobre el Mercosur y la Unión Europea

This paper aims at analysing the emergence and relevance of the Fund for Structural Convergence (FOCEM) for the integration process of the MERCOSUR. The first item shows the context that has encouraged the expansion of the objectives of the block, with the incorporation of social cohesion. The secon...

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Authors: Sousa Silva, Karine de, Ferreira, Paulo Roberto
Format: article
Publication Date:2014
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Valladolid
Repository:UVaDOC. Repositorio Documental de la Universidad de Valladolid
OAI Identifier:oai:uvadoc.uva.es:10324/19039
Online Access:http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/19039
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Cohesión social - Países de la Unión Europea
Mercosur
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Summary:This paper aims at analysing the emergence and relevance of the Fund for Structural Convergence (FOCEM) for the integration process of the MERCOSUR. The first item shows the context that has encouraged the expansion of the objectives of the block, with the incorporation of social cohesion. The second section explains the features of the FOCEM. The third section briefly explains the importance of Cohesion Policy of the European Union. Finally, the last item emphasises the political relevance of the FOCEM.