INTRODUCTION - 1
CHAPTER 1
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION: DEFINITION AND IMPORTANCE FOR COUNTRIE´S DEVELOPMEMT
Objectives - 4
Introduction - 4
Prior knowledge activation technique - 6
Conceptual map - 9
Definition of economic integration - 10
Comprehensive definition of economic integration - 10
Countries forming closer economic relationships - 16
Introduction to various forms of economic integration - 21
Emphasis on te free flow of goods, services, capital and labor across borders - 24
Increased market access, economies of scale, enhanced competitiveness, and political coperation - 29
Conclusion - 34
CHAPTER 2
TYPES OF ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
Objectives - 38
Prior knowledge activation technique - 38
Conceptual map - 38
Preferential trade agreements (PTAs): navigating the inceptives ties - 40
Preferential trade agreements (PTAs): catalysts for economic synergy - 42
Challenges and consideration -62
Conclusion - 64
CHAPTER 3
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF ECONOMIC INTEGRATION.
Objectives - 67
Disadvantages of economic integration - 79
Implications from a quantitative standpoint with examples - 84
Social mobility implications with examples - 86
Conclusion - 94
CHAPTER 4
EXAMPLE OF ECONOMIC INTEGRATION IN THE WORLD
Objectives - 98
Pre - organizer - 98
European Union - 99
Legal foundations of the European Union - 101
Key legal principles - 103
Economic integration of the European Union - 104
Implications of EU - 106
Legal and economic foundations of MERCOSUR a simbyotic framework for regional integration - 112
Conclusion - 115
CHAPTER 5
THE PACIFIC ALLIANCE WITHIN THE STRATEGIC PLAY OF WORLD AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION
Introduction - 121
World structure, multilateralism and regional integration - 122
Hemispheric structure, regional integration and PA - 129
Conclusion - 137
References - 138
Glosary - 142
The authors - 143
