MERCOSUR Economic Integration : : Lessons for ASEAN / / ed. by ASEAN Studies Centre.

In January 1992, the leaders of ASEAN gathered for their fourth summit meeting to sign an agreement called the Common Effective Preferential Tariff for the creation of the ASEAN Free Trade Area. The significance of this step arose notably from the fact that it formally marked the shift of the ASEAN...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter ISEAS Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2009]
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Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (140 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • I. THE MERCOSUR EXPERIENCE
  • Executive Summary
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1. Integration within MERCOSUR
  • 2. Trade Integration
  • 3. Rule of Law and Legislation
  • 4. Conclusion
  • II. MERCOSUR: The Elusive Quest for Regional Integration
  • Executive Summary
  • INTRODUCTION
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 2. A Snapshot of MERCOSUR and ASEAN in Numbers
  • 3. Defining Membership in MERCOSUR
  • 4. The Structure of MERCOSUR
  • 5. Structural Issues Undermining Integration
  • 6. The Problems of Different Economic Systems
  • 7. Trade Asymmetry as Catalyst for Disunity
  • 8. State Subsidies and Special Zones of Industrial Promotion
  • 9. Members’ Pursuit of Diverse Foreign Economic and Security Policies
  • 10. Future Prospects and Lessons Learned
  • ABOUT THE AUTHORS