The New Regionalism in the Americas: The Case of Mercosur

Esteradeordal, Antoni; Goto, Junichi; Saez, Raul

doi:2001.16.2.180

The Journal of Economic Integration 2001 June;16(2) :180-202.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11130/jei.2001.16.2.180

The New Regionalism in the Americas: The Case of Mercosur

Antoni Esteradeordal, Junichi Goto, Raul Saez

Inter-American Development Bank
Kobe University
Ministry of Finance in Chile

ABSTRACT

n del Sur (MERCOSUR). The paper carefully documents the main stylized facts of the development of MERCOSUR arguing that this makes this type of agreement a prime example of the New Regionalism. Our conclusions are consistent with Ethier's paper, that is, regionalism can play a key role in expanding and preserving the liberal trade order.

Keywords: Regionalism | Customs | Free Trade Area | Mercosur

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