Full Description
Latin American and Caribbean Trade Agreements: Keys to a Prosperous Community of the Americas is the essential reference guide for companies trading with Latin America and the Caribbean or wishing to use a country in the region as an export platform. This work fills the void in academic texts that are used to teach courses on economic integration in the Western Hemisphere. It provides a road map for the Obama Administration to launch an ambitious project designed to encourage economic growth, promote energy security, and reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions, while at the same time realistically meeting the development needs of Latin America and the Caribbean.
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.
Contents
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.
