Latin American Research Review · 1990 · 64 citations · 1 references
Public AffairsEconomicsLatin American HistoryRegional IntegrationRegional StudiesEconomic IntegrationEconomic UnionGlobal IntegrationIntegration PolicyRegional Integration OrganizationsTheories Of Regional IntegrationCross-border Economic IntegrationInternational Economic Cooperation
Attempts have been made at Latin American regional integration since the late 1950s, but on each occasion, high expectations have met with disappointing failures. In July 1986, however, a new phase began in the history of Latin American integration as Presidents Raúl Alfonsín of Argentina and José Sarney of Brazil signed the Argentina-Brazil Economic Integration Pact (ABEIP).
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