Latin America and the Global Economy: Export Trade and the Threat of Protectionism

by R. Fischer (Editor)

Overview

Countries in Latin America have only recently begun to liberalize their economies and move towards free trade. However, non-traditional barriers to trade threaten this new direction of development. This collection uses the point of view of a developing country to analyse the effects of new forms of protection. It introduces a theoretical framework to analyse the effects of standards and contingent protection. A series of studies examine the global effects on Latin American trade. Specifically, four case-studies examine the effects of these new forms of protection on: environmental standards, labour standards, consumer protection and the problems facing Latin America cross-border investment.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333774588
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	05/16/2001
Edition description:	2001
Pages:	277
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.04(d)

About the Author

EDUARDO ENGEL Former Consultant for the World Bank and International Monetary Fund GABRIEL FIERRO Master in Industrial Engineering JORGE FRIEDMAN Consultant for the World Bank ALEJANDRA MIZALA Specialist in Labour Economics PATRICIO MELLER Specialist in International Trade and Latin American Economics PILAR ROMAGUERA Specialist in Labour Economics RAUL O'RYAN Specialist in Environmental Economics PABLO SERRA Member of the Chilean Antitrust Commission ANDRÉS ULLOA Economist, Agricultural and Resource Economics Department, University of Maryland

Table of Contents

List of Tables List of Figures Notes on the Contributors PART I Introduction Contingent Protection; R.D.Fischer Minimum Standards: A New Source of Protection; R.D.Fischer & P.Serra PART II Latin American Trade Reforms and Perceptions; R.D.Fischer & P.Meller Poisoned Grapes, Mad Cows and Protectionism; E.Engel Trade and the Environment: Mining; R.O'Ryan & A.Ulloa Trade and the Environment: Forestry; R.O'Ryan & G.Fierro Protection and Labour Standards; A.Mizala & P.Romaguera Investment Risk and LA Multinationals; J.Friedman Index