Latin America and the Global Economy : Export Trade and the Threat of Protection

by Fischer, Ronald D.

• ISBN13: 9780333774588
• ISBN10: 0333774582
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2001-08-18
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Countries in Latin America have only recently begun to liberalize their economies and move towards free trade. However, non-traditional barriers to trade threaten this new direction of development. This collection of papers uses the point of view of a developing country to analyze the effects of new forms of protection. Four cases examine the global effects on Latin American trade, specifically: environmental standards, labor standards, consumer protection, and the problems facing Latin American cross-border investment.

Author Biography

Ronald D. Fischer is Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Chile.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables	vi
Preface	viii
Notes on the Contributors	ix
Introduction	1	(20)
Ronald Fischer
Part I Theory
Contingent Protection	21	(19)
Ronald Fischer
Minimum Standards: A New Source of Protection	40	(35)
Ronald Fischer
Pablo Serra
Part II Case Studies
Latin American Trade Regime Reforms and Perceptions	75	(19)
Ronald Fischer
Patricio Meller
Poisoned Grapes, Mad Cows and Protectionism	94	(27)
Eduardo Engel
Trade and the Environment: Mining	121	(37)
Raul O'Ryan
Andres Ulloa
Trade and the Environment: Forestry	158	(40)
Gabriel Fierro
Raul O'Ryan
Protection and Labor Standards	198	(46)
Alejandra Mizala
Pilar Romaguera
Investment Risk and Latin American Multinationals	244	(22)
Jorge Friedman
Index	266