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Research and international trade policy negotiations : knowledge and power in Latin America / edited by Mercedes Botto.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Routledge studies in Latin American politics ; 1.
- Routledge studies in Latin American politics ; 1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic development--Effect of education on--Latin America.
- Economic development.
- Policy sciences--Research--Latin America.
- Policy sciences.
- Latin America--Commercial policy--Research.
- Latin America.
- Latin America--Economic integration--Research.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (247 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The international trade negotiations that were launched throughout Latin America in the 1990s created significant challenges for developing countries because of their complexity. In order to make informed decisions and successfully legitimize negotiating positions, governments and stakeholders required research, evidence and data from knowledgeable sources such as local technicians and academics.This book provides empirical-based analyses on the role of this research in the policymaking process. Each case study is based on primary fieldwork - either at the national or sectoral
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Abbreviations; Preface I; Preface II; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Impact of Knowledge on Trade Policy Making; 1 The Research Challenge in the Context of Permanent Negotiations; 2 The Role of Academia in Regional Governance; 3 Think Tanks in External Trade Negotiations: Do They Advise, Mediate, or Legitimate Interests? A Comparative Analysis of the Southern Cone; 4 Mexican Academia and the Formulation and Implementation of Trade Policy in Mexico; 5 The Management of Knowledge in Trade Policy: The Case of Uruguay
- 6 The Influence of Academia on Mercosur's Tariff Policy7 The Impact of Academia on the Negotiations on Health and Education Services in Argentina: Challenges and Opportunities; Contributors; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-31535-8
- 9786612315350
- 0-203-87074-3
- 9780203870747
- OCLC:
- 466441521
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