The Political Economy of Hemispheric Integration

MICHAEL MORTIMORE ENRIQUE DUSSEL PETERS GUS VAN HARTEN LUIS ABUGATTAS EVA PAUS NICOLA PHILLIPS ADHEMAR BAHADIAN MAURICIO CARVALHO LYRIO LAURA MACDONALD DIANA TUSSIE

Benefiting from a truly Pan-American perspective, these essays evaluate the economics and politics of the new patterns of North-South integration in the particular context of the Americas, questioning if regional and bilateral trade agreements like NAFTA, CAFTA or the FTAA are appropriate mechanisms to promote economic development.Benefiting from a truly Pan-American perspective, these essays evaluate the economics and politics of the new patterns of North-South integration in the particular context of the Americas, questioning if regional and bilateral trade agreements like NAFTA, CAFTA or the FTAA are appropriate mechanisms to promote economic development.