00564nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000010000190001724500230003626000090005952003330006858300180040194200060041999900170042520260716043447.0  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  cA  c47748d47748