This book provides a broad quantitative analysis of the new facets of regionalism in the Americas. In particular, major aspects of the New American Regionalism are discussed in terms of two basic notions: the genuine political character of economic integration schemes, and the profound...

In 1991, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay decided to establish a Mercado Comun del Sur (MERCOSUR). The new regional agreement developed quickly during the first half of the 90s and after a series of progressive tariff (and non-tariff) reductions it became an (incomplete) customs union in...

This book examines the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), an ambitious venture in regional market integration which builds on the principles of the North American Free Trade Agreement. It assesses the long-term corporate and public policy measures to cope with the increased monetary, fiscal...

In this paper the present challenges of consolidation and deeper integration of Mercosur will be discussed, in order to shed some light on the nature of the problems, that might be responsible for the present slow down of the speed of integration. In the second chapter I shall outline the...

The following essay deals with this kind of conflict as a possible consequence of the piggybacking strategy, presenting a theoretical part (chapter 2) followed by an empirical analysis (chapter 3). The latter is based on an opinion poll among German firms that have been asked to evaluate the...

In this paper, I will discuss this question with special emphasis on the European experience. The European Union (EU) qualifies for an interesting case study because of two reasons. First, it has been founded more than 40 years ago in 1957. Second, its ongoing process of deep Integration is...

In dieser Arbeit soll das TRIPS-Abkommen unter Berücksichtigung dieser innovationstheoretischen Überlegungen analysiert werden. Dazu soll das Problem zunächst aus der unterschiedlichen Sichtweise der Industrie- und Entwicklungsländer aufgezeigt werden. Danach wird kurz dargestellt, wie sich...