Free trade in the Americas [electronic resource] : economic and political issues for governments and firms / edited by Sidney Weintraub, Alan M. Rugman, Gavin Boyd.
Contributor(s): Weintraub, Sidney
| Rugman, Alan M | Boyd, Gavin.
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TextSeries: New horizons in international business: Publisher: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, 2004General Notes: "This volume is the result of a conference on trade liberalization in the Western Hemisphere sponsored by Saint Mary's University, Halifax, in the Autumn of 2002"--Foreword; Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: 1 online resource (1 v.).ISBN: 1845420667 (electronic bk.); 9781845420666 (electronic bk.).Subject(s): Free trade -- America -- Congresses | America -- Economic integration -- CongressesGenre/Form: Electronic books DDC classification: 382/.71/097 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge: | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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"This volume is the result of a conference on trade liberalization in the Western Hemisphere sponsored by Saint Mary's University, Halifax, in the Autumn of 2002"--Foreword.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.
Potential for hemispheric regional cooperation / Sidney Weintraub -- The political economy of development in Latin America / Gavin Boyd -- Structural partnering potential of the US economy / Walid Hejazi -- Economic integration in North America: implications for the Americas / Alan M. Rugman -- What institutional design for North America? / Gordon Mace, Louis Belanger -- The future of Mercosur / Heinz G. Preusse -- The European experience of economic integration / Paul Brenton, Miriam Manchin -- Hemispheric monetary cooperation / Gavin Boyd -- Western hemisphere energy development: the continuing search for security / Stephen J. Randall -- Hemispheric alliance capitalism and structural partnering / Gavin Boyd -- Developmental issues posed by the FTAA / Jose M. Salazar-Xirinachs -- The hemisphere in the international political economy / Sidney Weintraub, Gavin Boyd.
The contributors suggest that with enlightened US leadership and the cooperation of Brazil, Mexico and Argentina, the FTAA could eventually match the EU in the world economy and as a multilateral leader. Initiatives to promote a culture of relational cooperation in a system of liberalized global commerce are stressed. In Latin America, there is an urgent need for such cooperation in order to enhance the regionÕs lackluster growth rate and reduce the occurrences and severity of financial crises. The United States, Canada and Mexico will also benefit from the development of dynamic structural li.
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