Regional integration among asymmetric countries is a hot and burning policy topic worldwide. Deepening Integration in MERCOSUR analyzes the most important issues of economic integration and policy coordination that countries face as they advance towards deeper integration and are urged to...

Understanding the complex relations between trade integration and poverty reduction is now a priority for Latin American policymakers. The chapters of this book, penned by eminent authors with a long-standing record in the field, represent the current state of knowledge about trade and poverty...

This volume discusses frameworks for policies that can help offset the polarizing effects that may be generated by the asymmetrical distribution of the costs and benefits of integration into the global economy.

This document summarizes the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) experience as one of the main sources of multilateral development financing in Latin America and the Caribbean. From 2000 to 2005, total financing for economic, social and institutional development projects amounted to US$38.7...

Despite the growing political priority given to making trade work for the majority in Latin America, a notable gap exists in the knowledge about the distributive impacts of trade integration. This study attempts to fill this gap: it surveys the most recent contributions to the mainstream trade...

En el curso de la Tercera Reunión de los Ministros de Hacienda de América y el Caribe celebrada en Lima el 28 de mayo de 2010, los presentes deliberaron sobre cómo reducir las brechas de integración regional y coincidieron en que la agenda de integración requiere de inversiones simultáneas...

The following presentation summarizes the evolution of regional integration in Latin America since 1994 and the outlook for regionalization in the future, identifying the new drivers of integration. The presentation concludes with a discussion of recommendations for facilitating regional...

The paper addresses the particular issues that arise during the negotiation of comprehensive trade and integration agreements, which involve political and cooperation dialogue in addition to trade liberalization talks. It explores the features of the New Regionalism that emerged in the Southern...

Dado el tamaño del mercado interno la inserción internacional resulta un componente fundamental de la estrategia de desarrollo de Uruguay. En este estudio se analizan los factores que han condicionado la estructura y dinámica de la inserción internacional del país a lo largo de las ultimas...

El taller "Desarrollo Rural y Comercio Agropecuario en América Latina y el Caribe" organizado de forma conjunta por los Departamentos de Integración y Programas Regionales (INT) y Departamento de Desarrollo Sostenible (SDS) que se llevó a cabo el día 18 de julio de 2005 en la sede del Banco...