From the early 1990’s, accompanying the acceleration of the globalisation process in international economic relations, there has been a spectacular resurgence of regionalism throughout the world. This regional dynamic has been turning into one of the most important components in the range of policies available to countries to face the challenges and opportunities of the globalisation process. This book presents, in an accessible yet rigorous way, a up-to-date, interdisciplinary view of the processes of integration in Latin America, emphasising the global character that these processes have taken on, with integration strategies that surpass the strictly geographic bounds of this region and link it with North America, Europe and Asia. The contributions in this volume allow readers to examine “global regionalism” in the Latin American case from different perspectives, inviting them to seriously reflect on the process of economic integration.

Antoni Estevadeordal Principal economist and research coordinator in the Integration, Trade and Hemispheric Issues Division of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). He has co-edited several books: Integrating the Americas: FTAA and Beyond (2004), Regional Public Goods: From Theory to Practice (2004) and The Origin of Goods: Rules of Origin in Preferential Trade Agreements (2006).

Ramon Torrent Catedrático de Economía Política de la Universitat de Barcelona (UB), director de la WTO Law Chair (UB-OMC-Cámara de Comercio de Barcelona) y director del Observatorio de la Globalización (UB-PCB). Desde enero de 2005, es el coordinador del Observatorio de las Relaciones Europa-América Latina (OBREAL). Entre sus publicaciones más recientes figuran la coedición y diversos capítulos de Hacia una nueva etapa en las relaciones UE-AL (2005), Diálogo sobre gobernabilidad, globalización y desarrollo (2005) y Multilateral and Regional Frameworks for Globalization: WTO and Preferential Trade Agreements (en curso de publicación, 2005) Professor of Political Economics at the University of Barcelona (UB), director of the WTO Law Chair (UB-WTO-Barcelona Chamber of Commerce) and director of the Observatory of Globalisation (UB-PCB). Since January 2005, he has been the coordinator of the European Union – Latin America Relations Observatory (OBREAL). Among his most recent publications are the co-editing of and several chapters in Hacia una nueva etapa en las relaciones UE-AL [Toward a New Stage in EU-LA Relations] (2005), Diálogo sobre gobernabilidad, globalización y desarrollo [Dialogue on Governability, Globalisation and Development] (2005) and Multilateral and Regional Frameworks for Globalization: WTO and Preferential Trade Agreements (in press, 2005).

With contributions from Roberto Bouzas, lecturer at the University of San Andrés and researcher with the National Council of Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET) (Argentina); Fernando González Vigil, lecturer at the University of the Pacific (Peru); Alejandro Jara, Chilean ambassador to the WTO; Bernardo Kosacoff, director of the ECLAC office in Buenos Aires; Wonhyuk Lim, principal researcher, Korea Development Institute; Pedro Da Motta Veiga (FUNCEX and Ecostrat Consultants); Félix Peña, Director of the Interdisciplinary Nucleus of International Studies at Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero and of the Institute of International Trade of Bank Boston Foundation; Adrián Ramos, principal researcher at the ECLAC office in Buenos Aires; Sandra Ríos, Ecostrat Consultants and lecturer at the Catholic Pontifical University of Río de Janeiro; Robert Scollay, coordinator of the CCEP Trade Forum, part-time lecturer at the APEC Study Centre, University of Auckland, New Zealand; and Jaime Zabludovsky, consultant, Mexican ambassador to the European Union (1998-2000) and head of the Mexican team for negotiating the Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and the European Union.

ISBN: 978-84-87072-53-6

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