Para analisar se a natureza da integração econômica constitui ou não um vetor de volatilidade econômica, torna-se essencial, num primeiro momento, realizar o estudo das características dos diferentes regimes de crescimento nos países integrantes do Mercosul, através da utilização de...

Cet article traite des apports de l'approche développée par M. Kalecki concernant les cycles et les fluctuations économiques. Au-delà d'une étude sur la formation des idées de l'auteur sur ce thème, nous proposons certains élements pour caractétriser les cycles économiques,...

On the basis of the application of an economic geography approach to the economic integration process of Mercosur, I discuss the advantages and the limits of such a conception, pointing out the absence of certain fundamental variables that are nevertheless worth being considered in the study of...

This article deals with the new model of development of the South American Cone since the beginning of the years 1990. In order to be intelligible, it is necessary to take into consideration effects of the previous phases (and notably the “lost decade”). Our analysis will specify the...

On the basis of the application of the Economic geography approach on the economic integration process of Mercosur, I discuss in the first section a model developed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) in favour of ALCA. In the second section, we discuss the limits of such a conception,...

The high macro-economic volatility of the Southern-Cone countries since the late 1970s are relevant fields of investigation for economists and the development strategies they promote. Regional economic integration in Mercosur as well as economic and financial openness were said to act as...

Las últimas elecciones presidenciales en Brasil y Argentina (en 2002 y 2003 respectivamente) eran presentadas como momentos políticos propicios a cambios. Los programas electorales de los candidatos que ganarían posteriormente las elecciones (sobre todo en Argentina) prometían en el...