INTRA-REGIONAL INTEGRATION IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN AND THE MISSING TRANSPACIFIC LINK

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作者
Ocampo, Derik [1 ]
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[1] London Sch Econ & Polit Sci, London, England
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Regionalization; Transpacific; South-South; Post-Liberal; Integration;
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D0 [政治学、政治理论];
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0302 ; 030201 ;
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The Asia-Pacific (AP) and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) regions are not only the main poles of dynamism in what is considered to be an intractable global economic environment, but they are also at the forefront of important geopolitical transformations. Spurred by the promise of a greater role in world affairs, LAC governments have been actively pursuing new regionalization strategies with the aim of positioning LAC as an alternative constellation of power in an increasingly inter-dependent and complex multi-polar international system. Though LAC's emergence onto the world stage is in part explained by the growing importance of transpacific economic relations, these have been relatively understudied, particularly, as they concern the development of alternative regionalization processes in the Western Hemisphere. This essay seeks to explain the evolution of the latest waves of LAC intra-regional integration and cooperation in the context of robust transpacific economic relations. Broader theoretical perspectives on the regionalization of the international political economy help explain the transition from "open" towards "post-liberal" strategies of regionalism in LAC. The Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) serves as a case study through which to underscore the main characteristics of post-liberal regionalism, and assess the prospects for intra-regional integration and cooperation within a heterogeneous and multilayered landscape of regional groupings. Additional observations are made on the current trends in South-South trade and investment relations between the AP and LAC, how they impact regionalization processes in LAC and how intra-regional groups can help strengthen transpacific relations in the coming years.
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页码:186 / 203
页数:18
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