LEADER 02989oam 2200625I 450 001 9910807090603321 005 20230725025659.0 010 $a1-136-93299-2 010 $a1-136-93300-X 010 $a1-282-93039-7 010 $a9786612930393 010 $a0-203-84625-7 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203846254 035 $a(CKB)2670000000059190 035 $a(EBL)589600 035 $a(OCoLC)692197538 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000425592 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12165422 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000425592 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10369828 035 $a(PQKB)10107983 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC589600 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL589600 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10433350 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL293039 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000059190 100 $a20180706d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe political economy of integration $ethe experience of Mercosur /$fJeffrey W. Cason 210 1$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (167 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge studies in the modern world economy ;$v83 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-74615-9 311 $a0-415-77885-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook 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 330 $aThis book assesses South America's most ambitious attempt at economic integration, Mercosur. It explains the main-and inherent-weaknesses of the integration effort, through explicit comparison with the European experience with integration. Jeffrey Cason argues that the three main reasons for Mercosur's limited success are weak domestic political institutions in the member countries, vulnerability in the global political economy, and a serious imbalance in the economic and political weight of the member countries. In addition to providing this overarching explanation for Mercos 410 0$aRoutledge studies in the modern world economy ;$v83. 606 $aInternational economic integration 607 $aEuropean Union countries$xEconomic integration 607 $aSouth America$xEconomic integration 615 0$aInternational economic integration. 676 $a337.1/8 700 $aCason$b Jeffrey W.$0617027 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807090603321 996 $aThe political economy of integration$94116271 997 $aUNINA