Abstract

ZELICOVICH, Julieta. MERCOSUR at 20 years of the "Protocol of Ouro Preto": a balance of its commercial dimension. rlde [online]. 2015, n.24, pp.97-120. ISSN 2074-4706.

This paper aims to analyse MERCOSUR’s commercial dimension. For that, it distinguishes two levels: the one of the trade policy implemented by the country members towards the regional block, and the one of the trade flows among MECOSUR. 20 years after the Protocol of Ouro Preto, we argue that although MERCO SUR has not achieved the targets of a common market, it has managed to lay the foundations of an economic interdependence. In the last ten years, even though the coordination of the politics towards the free trade area and the custom union have been weak, the trade flows have maintained a relative stability. The research design combines quantitative and qualitative elements, and it is based in documental and statistic’s resources, that allowto present arguments and empirical evidence that contrast against the pessimistic interpretations of the future of the regional bloc.

Keywords : MERCOSUR; Regional Integration; Ouro Preto; comercial policy; trade.

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