destinations within and beyond the region. The increase in trade links has not, however, been accompanied by a proportional … the possibility of diversifying and upgrading trade links by overcoming trade barriers imposed by distance and cultural … are the result of trade and integration among sometimes widely differing trading partners. …

shared benefits for participating countries in such areas as health, education, trade, and infrastructure. …

agreements -free trade areas or customs unions- since 1990 with a handful more in varying degrees of negotiation (see Table 1 …]). Indeed, now Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong are the only World Trade Organization (WTO) members which are not signatories to … at least one preferential trade agreement (WTO [1995]). Regional integration is not new to Latin America. Economic …

science and environment in public primary schools where traditional (teacher centred) teaching was replaced with student …