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100			_aESCAITH, Hubert
245			_aCountries of the Central American Common Market and the challenges of a hemispheric free trade area : the extent of macroeocnomic preparedness.
260			_c1997
520			_aIdentifies four criteria of preparedness, viz. (1) the criteria for eligibility; (2) the preparedness of the economic policies; (3) structural preparedness; and (4) the feasibility of the hemispheric integration process. Applies these criteria to determine Central America's global level of preparedness, and compares the result with Panama, the Dominican Republic and Mexico. Concludes that if the CACM countries are to join in a free trade area of the Americas in favourable conditions, they must make a spirited effort to improve their level of macroeconomic preparation.
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