UID:
edocfu_9959241360302883
Format:
1 online resource (253 p.)
ISBN:
1-62637-138-5
Series Statement:
OECD Development Centre Working Papers, no.66
Content:
Latin America's insertion in the world trade system is entering a period of historical change. Driving that change will be the outcome, or failure, of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations; the increasing regionalisation of trade relations; and the profound liberalisation in Latin America of national trade regimes, which is also leading to a strong revival in the region of sub-regional integration schemes. The interaction between changes in the region's trade regimes and changes in the global determinants of foreign direct investment in manufacturing are affecting the locational advantages of Latin America as a recipient of direct investment flows as well. The effects on Latin America of regionalisation in Europe and in the Western Hemisphere are, overall, benign. "EC 1992" is likely to have a positive net impact on Latin America's exports unless dramatic, and unlikely, discriminatory measures against third parties are introduced in conjunction with the creation of the ...
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Description based upon print version of record.
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""Book Title""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""ch 1-Introduction: Latin America in the New Century""; ""Changing Intrahemispheric Relations and U.S. Regional Influence""; ""Latin America�s New Challenges""; ""Notes""; ""Part 1: The Transformation in Intrahemispheric Relations""; ""ch 2-Free Trade in the Americas: Collective Action or Collective Apathy?""; ""The FTAA: Political, Economic, and Institutional Evolution""; ""Challenges to Collective Action: Dynamism Versus Distribution""; ""The FTAA: Breaking Through the Regional Impasse?""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""
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""ch 3-The New Security Agenda for the Americas: Focus on “Insecurity�""""Latin American Security Concerns""; ""Security, Defense, and the Evolving Roles of the Armed Forces""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""ch 4-U.S. Policy Toward Latin America: A View from the South""; ""U.S. Interest in Latin America""; ""The United States and the Democratization Process in Latin America""; ""Economic Liberalization and New Regionalism""; ""Cultural Changes""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""ch 5-Canada�s New Opening to Latin America""; ""Canada�s Changing Foreign Policy Priorities""
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""Canadian Membership in the OAS""""Canada�s Role in Haiti""; ""Canadian Relations with Brazil""; ""Canada�s Cuba Connection""; ""Canada as Advocate: The Chilean Example""; ""The Strategic Complexity of Western Hemispheric Trade Liberalization""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Part 2: Changing Ties with International Actors""; ""ch 6-The Role of International Financial Institutions""; ""The International Monetary Fund""; ""The Role of the World Bank: Knowledge, Participation, and Conditionality""; ""Conclusion: The Implications for Latin America""; ""Notes""
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""ch 7-Human Rights and the Role of International Actors""""Human Rights: The New Consensus and Challenge""; ""Globalization: New Challenges and Opportunities""; ""International Actors� Responses to Human Rights Violations""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""ch 8-Latin America and the European Union: A Strategic Partnership?""; ""The Parallels in Development""; ""The Character of Biregional Relations""; ""The Successes of Political Dialogue""; ""The Asymmetry in Economic Relations""; ""Toward the Creation of an Atlantic Triangle?""; ""Notes""; ""Part 3: Two Pivotal States""
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""ch 9-Mexico�s Changing Domestic and International Dynamics""""Mexico Crosses over the Abyss""; ""Promoting the Relación Especial with Uncle Sam""; ""Mexico as the Honest Broker in the Western Hemisphere""; ""The Economy: Moving from Macro- to Microstabilization""; ""Authoritarian Enclaves, Chiapas, and Drugs""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""ch 10-Brazil�s Role as a Regional Power""; ""Brazil�s Role in World Affairs: The Old Perception and the End of the Dream""; ""Brazil�s Emerging Regional Role in the Hemisphere""; ""The U.S. Perspective on Brazil�s Future Global Role""
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""Conclusion: The Consolidation of Regional Leadership""
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-58826-191-3
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781626371385
