How 'new' is the 'New Regionalism' in the Americas? The case of MERCOSUR

Journal of International Relations and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 279-308

  Gómez Mera, Laura ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; ECONOMIC REFORM; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; MERCOSUR; REGIONALISM; SUSTAINABILITY; TRADE BLOC;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 50449086329     PISSN: 14086980     EISSN: 15811980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jird.2008.14     Document Type: Article

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