Latin American and Caribbean Trade Agreements

Keys to a Prosperous Community of the Americas
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-90-04-16488-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, 490 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 819 g

Latin American and Caribbean Trade Agreements: Keys to a Prosperous Community of the Americas posits that the myopic focus of past United States administrations on free markets to spur economic development in the Western Hemisphere is not enough. A bolder and more ambitious project that also seeks to redress many of the deep-seated problems that have long plagued the region is required. The Community of the Americas proposed in this book rests upon the important work that has already been done at the sub-regional level in terms of economic and political reform, identifying infrastructure and human capital needs, and regulating migration. It provides a new and cohesive vision for U.S. policy in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Autoren/Hrsg.

O'Keefe, Thomas

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Internationaler Handel
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Handels-, Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftsrecht
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Handelsabkommen, Wirtschaftsorganisationen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments; About the Author; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; Introduction
Chapter 1: Early Attempts at Latin American and Caribbean Economic Integration;
Chapter 2: Latin American Integration Association;
Chapter 3: Origins, Current Status, and Future of MERCOSUR;
Chapter 4: Institutional Framework of MERCOSUR and How the MERCOSUR Economic Integration Process Functions;
Chapter 5: Foreign Investment Climate Within MERCOSUR and Business Opportunities;
Chapter 6: Institutional Framework of the Andean Community and How the Andean Economic Integration Process Functions;
Chapter 7: Foreign Investment Climate Within the Andean Community and Business Opportunities;
Chapter 8: Central American Integration System;
Chapter 9: The Caribbean Common Market and Community and the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States;
Chapter 10: Rise and Fall of the Free Trade Area of the Americas;
Chapter 11: Creating a Prosperous Community of the Americas;
Table of Instruments; Bibliography; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Thomas Andrew O'Keefe, Esq., is President of the Washington, D.C.-based Mercosur Consulting Group, Ltd., a legal and economic consulting firm specializing on trade and investment in Latin America and the Caribbean. He currently teaches in the International Relations and Earth Systems Programs at Stanford University