Trade, regionalism, blah-blah.
Stolen from ghostrunner7:
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 4-7 sentences on your LJ along with these instructions.
5. Don't you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest (unless it's too troublesome to reach and is really heavy. Then go back to step 1).
Crucially, however, the coverage of these bilateral negotiations and agreements is limited to market access issues; therefore bilateralism does not stand entirely in contradiction with either active participation in the FTAA process or a bloc-based approach to this participation. While Uruguay is seeking to carve out a quasi-independent path, the commitment to bloc bargaining remains firm among Mercosur states, particularly in the respective ministries of foreign affairs. Indeed, there is evidence that collective negotiation is gaining rather than diminishing in intensity, especially in the elaboration of proposals and positions in the technical negotiations. These have included the presentation of a joint working document to the 2001 summit in Quebec City (despite the extent of the internal crisis at the time) and the successful agreement of a Mercosur CET for presentation as an 'opening offer' in the FTAA negotiations (Informe ALCA, November 2002). In late 2002, similarly, national consultations were underway for the formulation of Mercosur offers in the five technical groups relating to market access (market access, agriculture, services, investment and government procurement), although it remains probably that only individual offers will be presented in the latter three, especially sensitive areas (Gazeta Mercantil de Brasil, 22 January 2003).
From Nicola Phillips' The Southern Cone Model: The Political Economy of Regional Capitalist Development in Latin Amerca.
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 4-7 sentences on your LJ along with these instructions.
5. Don't you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest (unless it's too troublesome to reach and is really heavy. Then go back to step 1).
Crucially, however, the coverage of these bilateral negotiations and agreements is limited to market access issues; therefore bilateralism does not stand entirely in contradiction with either active participation in the FTAA process or a bloc-based approach to this participation. While Uruguay is seeking to carve out a quasi-independent path, the commitment to bloc bargaining remains firm among Mercosur states, particularly in the respective ministries of foreign affairs. Indeed, there is evidence that collective negotiation is gaining rather than diminishing in intensity, especially in the elaboration of proposals and positions in the technical negotiations. These have included the presentation of a joint working document to the 2001 summit in Quebec City (despite the extent of the internal crisis at the time) and the successful agreement of a Mercosur CET for presentation as an 'opening offer' in the FTAA negotiations (Informe ALCA, November 2002). In late 2002, similarly, national consultations were underway for the formulation of Mercosur offers in the five technical groups relating to market access (market access, agriculture, services, investment and government procurement), although it remains probably that only individual offers will be presented in the latter three, especially sensitive areas (Gazeta Mercantil de Brasil, 22 January 2003).
From Nicola Phillips' The Southern Cone Model: The Political Economy of Regional Capitalist Development in Latin Amerca.