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Record Nr.

UNINA9910338031603321

Autore

Mukhametdinov Mikhail

Titolo

MERCOSUR and the European Union : Variation and Limits of Regional Integration / / by Mikhail Mukhametdinov

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019

ISBN

3-319-76825-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIII, 228 p. 9 illus., 6 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

320.4

Soggetti

Latin America—Politics and government

Europe—Politics and government

Comparative politics

Political theory

European Union

Regionalism

Latin American Politics

European Politics

Comparative Politics

Political Theory

European Union Politics

European Union countries Foreign relations

South America Foreign relations

South America Economic integration

Europe Economic integration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Analytical Framework for the Comparison of Contemporary Regions -- 2. Economic Integration and Interdependence -- 3. Structural Factors of Regional Integration -- 4. Cultural Diversity and Community-Building -- 5. External factors and Geostrategic Considerations -- 6. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

The book draws comparison between MERCOSUR and the European Union to explain variation of regionalism and to expose its limits. The



project is based on the idea that contemporary examples of regionalism should be evaluated against several propositions of multiple integration theories rather than against a single theory. In order to systematically explain why and how integration outcomes in MERCOSUR differ from those in the EU, the author develops an analytical framework for the comparison of the two blocs. MERCOSUR is compared with the EU by the use of the various criteria of economic interdependence, economic convergence, intra-bloc size and interest asymmetries, cultural diversity and geostrategic motivations, which are identified as the salient parameters of integration theories. .