00488nam a2200085Ia 4500100001900000245002300019260000900042520033300051583001800384  aGirvan, Norman  aFTAA's blank areas  c2001  aOpines that one of the FTAA's more significant pitfalls is the lack of norms to promote equitable and sustainable development, which should be all integration schemes' foremost objective.  Suggests that before negotiating a larger integration scheme, countries of the region should strengthen existing sub-regional arrangements.  c7/4/02kJOY_D