Deepening Integration in Mercosur - Dealing with Disparities

Regional integration among asymmetric countries is a hot and burning policy issue worldwide. This book analyzes the most important issues of economic integration and policy coordination that countries face when they advance towards deeper integration and are urged to address development disparities among partner countries. In order to provide a concrete angle to the investigation the book focuses on the experience of MERCOSUR. However, the lessons learned are helpful to other integration agreements -particularly of the South-South type- like the Andean Community and the Central American Common Market, among others. The contributors to the volume are highly regarded economists from Europe and Latin America, who were selected for their international experience, their expertise in the field and their innovative work.