Cooperation or Rivalry?

by Nishijima, Shoji; Smith, Peter H.

• ISBN13: 9780813321103
• ISBN10: 0813321107
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-08-15
• Publisher: Westview Pr

Summary

Authorities and experts in Japan and other Asian countries have expressed considerable fear that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) will create a "Fortress America" that will deliberately exclude nations of the Pacific Rim. Others argue that economic integration will provide substantial opportunity for Asia/Pacific countries and thus contribute to the dynamism of the "Pacific Century" ahead. This book explores the varying interpretations and looks at their implications for countries of the Pacific Rim. Might NAFTA provoke the formation of an economic bloc in the Asia/Pacific area? Or will economic liberalization occur on a global and multilateral scale? What are the political dimensions of these possible options and processes?Examining the interconnections such policy alternatives may have for both the Pacific Rim and Latin America, the contributors evaluate the commercial, financial, cultural, and political linkages between the regions to assess the magnitude of interests that might be affected by NAFTA or FTAA. Assessing the range of policy options available to countries involved, they seek to make an original contribution to the debate about the formation and structure of the postCold War world order.

Author Biography

Shoji Nishijima is professor of economics at the Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration, Kobe University, Japan. Peter H. Smith is Simón Bolívar Professor of Latin American Studies and director of Latin American studies at the University of California at San Diego. Peter H. Smith is Simón Bolívar Professor of Latin American Studies at the University of California at San Diego. He is the editor of Drug Policy in the Americas (Westview, 1992).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xiii	(2)
List of Acronyms	xv
CHAPTER ONE Introduction: Cooperation or Rivalry? Issues and Themes	1	(6)
Peter H. Smith
PART ONE THE LOGIC OF INTEGRATION	7	(88)
CHAPTER TWO Regional Integration and the International System	9	(18)
Manfred Mols
CHAPTER THREE The United States, Regional Integration, and the Reshaping of the International Order	27	(25)
Peter H. Smith
CHAPTER FOUR U.S. Promotion of Regional Integration: Interests and Perceptions	52	(24)
Robert K. McCleery
CHAPTER FIVE Mexico, NAFTA, and the Pacific Basin	76	(19)
Luis Rubio
PART TWO NAFTA, WHFTA, AND LATIN AMERICA	95	(76)
CHAPTER SIX Chile and Regional Integration	97	(15)
Neantro Saavedra-Rivano
CHAPTER SEVEN Strategies Toward Integration: Argentina and Uruguay	112	(17)
Alejandro Pastori
CHAPTER EIGHT Brazil, MERCOSUR, and SAFTA: Destructive Restructuring or Pan-American Integration?	129	(21)
Gilson Schwartz
CHAPTER NINE From NAFTA to WHFTA? Prospects for Hemispheric Free Trade	150	(21)
Joe Foweraker
PART THREE NAFTA, WHFTA, AND THE PACIFIC RIM	171	(116)
CHAPTER TEN Japan, Regional Integration, and the Pacific Rim	173	(19)
Shoji Nishijima
CHAPTER ELEVEN Political Options for Japan: Confronting U.S. Regional Strategy	192	(17)
Kotaro Horisaka
CHAPTER TWELVE Outlooks for ASEAN and NAFTA Externalities	209	(16)
Mohamed Ariff
CHAPTER THIRTEEN China's Perceptions of NAFTA and Changing Roles in the Asia-Pacific	225	(18)
Suisheng Zhao
CHAPTER FOURTEEN Prospects for Asian Economic Integration	243	(25)
Shigeyuki Abe
CHAPTER FIFTEEN Conclusion: From Regional Integration to Global Liberalization? Guidelines for Policy	268	(19)
Shoji Nishijima
Appendix: Basic Statistical Data	287	(2)
About the Book	289	(1)
About the Editors and Contributors	290	(3)
Index	293