Synopses & Reviews
The past decade has seen a proliferation of trade talks, and at a multitude of different levels. The scope and complexity of the trade agenda have considerably expanded the Uruguay round. The activism of the "private" sector in the policy-making process has increased both at the national and international levels, hand-in-hand with the globalization of markets and the "privatization" of international economic relations. These issues, and how they impact on Latin America, form the main themes of the book.
Synopsis
This volume examines the interaction between private and public institutions in the trade policy-making process of eight Latin American countries and trade bargaining in sub-regional, hemispheric and multilateral fora. Faced with expanding trade agendas, diversifying negotiation fora, and an uncertain global economy, each country has found its own niche in regional integration and global insertion, providing a wealth of idiosyncratic and convergent policies.
Synopsis
Introduction: Juggling with Trade Rules in Latin America; V.Ventura-Dias PART I: TRADE LIBERALIZATION AND PREFERENTIAL MARKET ACCESS Chile: A Multi-track Market Access Strategy; V.Silva Mexico: A Regional Player in Multilateral Trade Negotiations; A.O.Mena PART II: THE MANAGEMENT OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION IN THE MERCOSUR Argentina: In a Logic of Nested Games; D.Tussie, G.Casaburi & C.Quiliconi Brazil: The Fine-tuning of Trade Liberalization; P.da Motta Veiga & V.Ventura-Dias Uruguay: Trade Policy in a Small Country; M.Vaillant and V.Ventura-Dias PART III: THE ANDEAN EXPERIENCE Colombia and Venezuela: Trade Policy Reforms and Institutional Adjustments; J.J.Echavarria & C.Gamboa Peru: Trade Policy and International Negotiations; A.Fairlie Reynoso Conclusions: The Latin American Countries and the World Trading System: Addressing Institutional Barriers to Development; M.F.Lengyel
About the Author
M.F. Lengyel is Co-Director of the Latin American Trade Network (LATN) and Lecturer in International Trade at FLACSO, Argentina.
Vivianne Ventura Dias is Director of the Division of International trade and Integration at ECLAC (Economic Commission for Latin America of the UN).
Table of Contents
Part I: Introduction * Juggling with WTO Trade Rules: An Introduction--M.F.Lengyel & V.V.Dias *
Part II: The Case of Mexico and Chile * Chile: A Market Access Strategy--V.Silva * Mexico: A Regional Player in Multilateral Trade Negotiations--A.O.Mena *
Part III: Convergent Reform in Mercosur Countries * Argentina: In Limbo--G.Casaburi, C.Quiliconi & D. Tussie * Brazil: Domestic Changes and the Trade Agenda--P.da Motta Veiga & V.V.Dias * Uruguay: Trade Policy in a Small Country--M.Vaillant *
Part IV: The Andean Experience * Colombia and Venezuela: Reforms and Institutional Adjustments--J.J.Echavarria & C.Gamboa * Peru: Trade Policy and International Negotiations--A.F.Reynoso *
Part V: Conclusion * The Political Economy of a Trade Policy: Decisions in Latin America--M.Lengyel
Part I: Introduction * Juggling with WTO Trade Rules: An Introduction--M.F.Lengyel & V.V.Dias * Part II: The Case of Mexico and Chile * Chile: A Market Access Strategy--V.Silva * Mexico: A Regional Player in Multilateral Trade Negotiations--A.O.Mena * Part III: Convergent Reform in Mercosur Countries * Argentina: In Limbo--G.Casaburi, C.Quiliconi & D. Tussie * Brazil: Domestic Changes and the Trade Agenda--P.da Motta Veiga & V.V.Dias * Uruguay: Trade Policy in a Small Country--M.Vaillant * Part IV: The Andean Experience * Colombia and Venezuela: Reforms and Institutional Adjustments--J.J.Echavarria & C.Gamboa * Peru: Trade Policy and International Negotiations--A.F.Reynoso * Part V: Conclusion * The Political Economy of a Trade Policy: Decisions in Latin America--M.Lengyel