Why is Chile following such a proactive FTA policy and at the same time promoting the benefits of these type of …, strategic and ideational goals are also important. Without downgrading economic explanations, I argue in this article that Chile …

This article analyzes the quot;otherquot; goals that drive Chile and Mexico to achieve intra- and extra-regional FTAs … apparent, but equally important, in Chile's and Mexico's FTA policies. These accords can also be seen as means to power and as … other words, FTAs as an essential part of Chile's and Mexico's foreign policies have a strategic political-economic logic …