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Regional Integration in Latin America - The Pacific Alliance a Way Ahead
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An Integration Divided: The Many Initiatives that Create Difficulties to Achieve Regional Integration in Latin America

Abstract:
In South America there are sub-regional trading blocs or continental political forums, but there is still no space that can be considered as an economic union. These trading blocs in the region should be studied with special attention, since its implications on the regional economy can be negative. The CAN, Mercosur and the newly formed Pacific Alliance, are the three areas of trade integration in the region. Both inside and outside of said blocs benefits of different nature can be perceived, however the relationship between them is negligible. This fact, rather than strengthening continental integration may involve perhaps not a break, but a clear division within the South American economy.

Resumen:
En Suramérica existen bloques subregionales de comercio o foros políticos continentales, pero no hay todavía ningún espacio que pueda ser considerado como una unión económica. Dichos bloques comerciales en la región deben ser estudiados con especial detenimiento, puesto que sus implicaciones sobre la economía regional pueden ser negativas.
La CAN, el Mercosur y la recientemente creada Alianza del Pacífico, son los tres espacios de integración comercial en la región. Tanto en el interior como en el exterior de dichos bloques se pueden percibir beneficios de diferente naturaleza, sin embargo las relaciones entre ellos es prácticamente nula. Ese hecho, en lugar de fortalecer la conjunción continental, puede implicar no una ruptura, pero, sí una clara división en el interior de la economía suramericana.

Author: Julio César Botero Robayo
Full document: 2013, Botero, Una Integración Dividida- las Múltiples Iniciativas que Generan Dificultades para Lograr una Integración Regional en Latinoamérica

February 11, 2016by Ana Maria Palacio

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