Trade reform in Latin America in the 1980s and 1990s was in significant part a reform of policy-making institutions. The institutions that existed when the reforms began had been created in response to particular protectionist pressures at particular times, and afterward they were controlled by...

The benefits of the FTAA to Latin American countries will materialize through two channels: improved access to the region's markets, and enhanced growth prospects through the strengthening of basic economic institutions. Furthermore, the importance of these negotiations is heightened by the fact...

A nivel mundial los países del MERCOSUR son probablemente los que experimentan el sistema de comercio más hostil. Su fuerte ventaja comparativa en los productos agrícolas templados y los productos agro industriales lo hacen particularmente vulnerable a la variable y alta irracionalidad del...

Worldwide, the Mercosur countries are probably the ones that face the most hostile trading system. Their strong comparative advantage in temperate agricultural and agro-industrial products make them particularly vulnerable to the irrationally high and variable agricultural protectionism cum...