00674nam a2200085Ia 4500100002400000245006600024260000900090520047000099583001900569  aGUTIERREZ, Mario A.  aIs small 'beautiful' for economic integration : the Americas.  c1996  aReviews the potential limitations and characteristics of small economics, and focuses on some implications of trade openness and trade dependence for macro-economic management and integration. Examines the issue of disparities and its relevance for trade and economic integration of small countries.  Summarises the main observations and implications for the integration of small economies in North and South America into the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA).  c3/7/00kM2LMGR