El propósito de este trabajo es analizar la agenda de negociación del Acuerdo de Libre Comercio de las Américas (ALCA), los principales intereses de los participantes, así como los conflictos fundamentales que pudiesen surgir en el camino. Para ello, se hace una revisión de los intereses...

This paper formed part of a Conference "Mercosur: In Search of a New Agenda" held in the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Rio de Janeiro in June 2003. The purpose of the Conference was to was to examine future directions for Mercosur in light of emerging political dynamics pointing to renewed...

The interest of specific Latin American economies in the successful completion of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) negotiations is very heterogeneous. A list of relevant factors to explain such divergences would include geographic orientation of trade, composition of exports, degree of...

Este artigo é um resumo parcial da tese "A ALCA no limiar do século XXI: Brasil e EUA na negociação comercial hemisférica", apresentada pelo autor no Curso de Altos Estudos (CAE) da academia diplomática brasileira, o Instituto Rio Branco, em outubro de 2001. Pela exiguidade de espaço, no...

This paper formed part of a Conference "Mercosur: In Search of a New Agenda"; held in the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Rio de Janeiro in June 2003. The purpose of the Conference was to was to examine future directions for Mercosur in light of emerging political dynamics pointing to renewed...

A construção do Mercado Comum do Sul (MERCOSUL) é uma experiência inovadora no processo de integração latino-americana, ao se produzir num contexto de liberalização comercial e de abertura unilateral das nações que o integram. Seja pela proximidade geográfica, seja pelas vantagens...

Las metodologías de negociación comercial intentan predecir las consecuencias que tendrán estas negociaciones sobre un país; es decir, pretenden evaluar su impacto. En este trabajo el autor describe metodologías prácticas para preparar negociaciones comerciales internacionales. De esa...

Uno de los temas más interesantes del debate económico internacional es la interrelación entre el multilateralismo y los procesos de regionalización alrededor del mundo. La proliferación de esquemas de integración económica, en un momento en que la Organización Mundial de Comercio (OMC)...

In the last 15 years or so Mercosur countries have implemented trade liberalization reforms both unilaterally and at regional level. These reforms have been successful in promoting overall trade flows, but not so much with respect to exports to developed countries. This is particularly the case...

This paper, examines emigration, remittances, and labor-force participation in Mexico during the 1990s. It uses two samples of households for the analysis: (a) rural households in Mexico in 2000, which vary according to whether they have sent migrants to the United States or received remittances...