Overview

It is imperative for anyone doing business in Latin America today to know how the various sub-regional economic integration projects operate. Traditionally, the task of keeping abreast of developments affecting the different Latin American trade agreements has been complidated by limited and scattered sources available only in Spanish or Portuguese. For the first time, all the most important Latin American economic integration programmes are explored in the same volume in English: the Latin American Integration System (ALADI); MERCOSUR; the Andean Community; the G-3 Accord between Colombia, Venezuela and Mexico; and the Central American Integration System (SICA). Latin American Trade Agreements explains how all of these sub-regional programmes operate and where the opportunities are for foreign direct investors and exporters. It provides concrete examples of companies using the integration projects as part of their strategic business planning for Latin America. It also discusses the many opportunities available in transportation infrastructure development and intra-Latin American logistics. The appendices include English translations of the trade agreements and important rules and regulations. Latin American Trade Agreements not only focuses on the rules for trade in goods and services, but also examines how the sub-regional projects and each member state treat subjects as diverse as environmental protection, intellectual property rights, foreign direct investment, as well as labour and tax laws. This loose-leaf is an asset to lawyers, trade specialists and international strategic planners.

Full Product Details

Author:   Thomas Andrew O'Keefe
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Transnational Publishers Inc.,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 19.70cm , Height: 7.60cm , Length: 26.00cm
Weight:   0.930kg
ISBN:  

9781571050274

ISBN 10:   1571050272
Pages:   574
Publication Date:   01 November 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Loose-leaf
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Earlier attempts at Latin American economic integration; overview of ALADI; trade agreements under the ALADI umbrella; the origins and the future of MERCOSUR; how MERCOSUR functions; the foreign investment climate within MERCOSUR; the institutional framework of MERCOSUR; benefitting from the expanded market opportunities provided by MERCOSUR; how the Andean community functions; the institutional framework of the Andean community; benefitting from the opportunities provided by the Andean integration process; overview of the G-3 accord; overview of the central American integration system (SICA); can current Latin American economic integration projects serve as a foundation for a western hemisphere free trade area?; the free trade area of the Americas (FTAA) project.

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