00773nam a2200097Ia 450000500170000010000230001724500770004026000090011752005300012658300190065620260716043318.0  aEDWARDS, Sebastian  aLatin American economic integration : a new perspective on an old dream.  c1993  aDiscusses the formation of trading blocs in the world economy from a Latin American perspective.  Shows that early attempts at forming regional trading blocs were part of an overall protectionist development strategy, aimed at generating inward-oriented growth patterns.  Analyses some of the characteristics of MERCOSUR, the Andean Pact, and the Central American Common Market.  Looks at the cases of Chile and Mexico, two countries that have decided to pursue the expansion of international trade through a different route.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR