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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813648203321

Titolo

Asymmetries in regional integration and local development / / Paolo Giordano, Francesco Lanzafame, Jorg Meyer-Stamer, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington DC, : Inter-American Development Bank, 2005

Descrizione fisica

ix, 263 p. : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

GiordanoPaolo

LanzafameFrancesco

Meyer-StamerJorg <1958->

Soggetti

Regional planning - Latin America

Regional planning - Caribbean Area

Regional economics

Latin America Economic integration

Caribbean Area Economic integration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"... based on the results of the seminar 'Global and Local: Confronting the Challenges of Regional Development in Latin America and the Caribbean', held in Milan (Italy) during the 44th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank"--Foreword.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- Editors' Introduction -- 1 Regional Integration and Territorial Development in Latin America -- 2 Free Trade Agreements and Asymmetries: Proposals to Foster Gains from Trade -- 3 Comparative Integration Patterns: Transatlantic Lessons -- 4 Compensating Asymmetries in Regional Integration Agreements: Lessons from Mercosur -- 5 Differential Regional Competitiveness: Opportunities and Constraints -- 6 The Regional Challenge: European and Latin American Experiences -- 7 Globalization and Local Policy Implementation: The Challenge to Practitioners -- 8 Local Economic Development: What Makes It Difficult -- What Makes It Work -- REFERENCES -- AUTHORS.