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

• Autore: Cason Jeffrey W.
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (167 p.)
• Disciplina: 337.1/8
• Soggetto topico: International economic integration
• Soggetto geografico: European Union countries Economic integration; South America Economic integration
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The political economy of integration
• ISBN: 1-136-93299-2; 1-136-93300-X; 1-282-93039-7; 9786612930393; 0-203-84625-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785316403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge studies in the modern world economy ; ; 83.