Agricultural trade and economic integration in the Western Hemisphere: current status

This articule explains the recent Summit of the Americas, the implementation of NAFTA and other regional trade agreements, and the member government approval of the Uruguay Round of the GATT provided renewed interest in regional trading arrangements. Many countries in the region view economic integration of market-oriented reform. This report focuses on the Western Hemisphere's growing interest in closer economic association and the patterns of trade for agricultural products including the characteristics of regional trade with the rest of the world, mutual trade within the region intra-American trade and an overview of U.S. agricultural trade with its neighbors in the hemisphere. (MV)

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Main Authors: 126654 Valdés, C., 130297 Wainio, J., 71237 Gehlhar, M., 112510 Roe, T., 38471 Symposium on Economic Integration in the Western Hemisphere San José (Costa Rica) Abr 1995
Format: Texto biblioteca
Language:eng
Published: San José (Costa Rica) 1995
Subjects:AMERICA LATINA, NAFTA, GATT, COMERCIO INTERNACIONAL, LIBERALIZACION DEL INTERCAMBIO, POLITICA AGRICOLA, PRODUCTOS AGRICOLAS, POLITICA DE COMERCIALIZACION, ,
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Summary:This articule explains the recent Summit of the Americas, the implementation of NAFTA and other regional trade agreements, and the member government approval of the Uruguay Round of the GATT provided renewed interest in regional trading arrangements. Many countries in the region view economic integration of market-oriented reform. This report focuses on the Western Hemisphere's growing interest in closer economic association and the patterns of trade for agricultural products including the characteristics of regional trade with the rest of the world, mutual trade within the region intra-American trade and an overview of U.S. agricultural trade with its neighbors in the hemisphere. (MV)