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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785316403321

Autore

Cason Jeffrey W.

Titolo

The political economy of integration : the experience of Mercosur / / Jeffrey W. Cason

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-93299-2

1-136-93300-X

1-282-93039-7

9786612930393

0-203-84625-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (167 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in the modern world economy ; ; 83

Disciplina

337.1/8

Soggetti

International economic integration

European Union countries Economic integration

South America Economic integration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Table of contents; Tables and figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Understanding integration: The European model and a South American case; 2 Along-standing dream: Historical experience with regional integration in Latin America; 3 The launching of Mercosur; 4 Mercosur's day in the sun; 5 Mercosur in slow-motion crisis; 6 The future of Mercosur and the challenges of economic integration in the developing world; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book assesses South America's most ambitious attempt at economic integration, Mercosur. It explains the main-and inherent-weaknesses of the integration effort, through explicit comparison with the European experience with integration. Jeffrey Cason argues that the three main reasons for Mercosur's limited success are weak domestic political institutions in the member countries, vulnerability in the global political economy, and a serious imbalance in the economic and political weight of the member countries. In addition to providing this overarching explanation for Mercos