The Strategic Dynamics of Latin American Trade

by Vinod Aggarwal (Editor), Joseph S. Tulchin (Editor), Ralph Espach (Editor)

Overview

The diversity of Latin American trade agreements established since the mid-1980s reflects a broadening range of strategic perceptions and orientations. The argument of this volume is that this increasing divergence among the arrangements reflects fundamental and growing differences among their broader strategic perceptions and political and economic objectives. These, in turn, are grounded in each country’s economic profile, the institutional configuration of its trade policy process, and the constraints and opportunities policymakers perceive at the domestic and international levels.

The opening chapter in this volume provides a theoretical framework that highlights the political-economic tradeoffs entailed in different trade strategies. The remaining chapters in sections I and II focus on domestic and international constraints involved in the formulation, pursuit, and implementation of trade policies. The last half of the volume contains detailed, empirically grounded studies of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and the dynamics of Mercosur.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780804749008
Publisher:	Stanford University Press
Publication date:	03/16/2004
Edition description:	1
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Vinod Aggarwal is Professor of Political Science, Affiliated Professor of Business and Public Policy in the Haas School of Business, and Director of the Berkeley Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Study Center at the University of California, Berkeley. Ralph H. Espach is a doctoral candidate in political science at the University of California, Berkeley. Joseph S. Tulchin is the Director of the Latin America Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center.

Table of Contents

	Tables and Figures	ix
	Abbreviations	xi
Part I	Institutional and Political Elements of Trade Policy
1.	Diverging Trade Strategies in Latin America: A Framework for Analysis	3
2.	Using Soft Power to Enhance Trade Strategies	37
Part II	The Political Economy of International Trade in the Americas
3.	The Dynamics of State-Business Relations in the Formulation of Latin American Trade	59
4.	The FTAA: Trade Preferences and the Art of the Possible	83
5.	The Proliferation of Regional Trade Agreements in the Americas: An Assessment of Key Issues	116
Part III	Comparing Trade Strategies in the Americas
6.	Argentina's Foreign Trade Strategy: The Curse of Asymmetric Integration in the World Economy	159
7.	Regional and Transregional Dimensions of Brazilian Trade Policy	175
8.	Chile's Multidimensional Trade Policy	189
9.	Mexico's Trade Policy: Improvisation and Vision	213
10.	Trade Strategies in the Context of Economic Regionalism: The Case of MERCOSUR	232
Part IV	Conclusion and Prospects
11.	Conclusion	261
	Contributors	277
	Index	279

Editorial Reviews

"The major contribution that this important book offers is a full consideration of the strategic dimensions of the trade policies pursued by Latin America's largest economies. Policy-makers, students and scholars interested in Latin American trade issues will find this book a valuable addition to their libraries and an invaluable reference tool."

International Affairs

"The editors provide synthesis and some concluding remarks in the final chapter to what is an impressively conherent volume."

Latin American Research Review

"The major contribution that this important book offers is a full consideration of the strategic dimensions of the trade policies pursued by Latin America's largest economies. Policy-makers, students and scholars interested in Latin American trade issues will find this book a valuable addition to their libraries and an invaluable reference tool."—International Affairs

"The editors provide synthesis and some concluding remarks in the final chapter to what is an impressively conherent volume."—Latin American Research Review

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