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Development and Democracy in the Southern Cone: Imperatives for U.S. Policy in South America (Csis Significant Issues Series)
Development and Democracy in the Southern Cone Imperatives for US Policy in South America - Csis Significant Issues Series Author:Sidney Weintraub Mercosur is an important experiment that could change the pattern of economic and political cooperation in the Southern Cone of South America if it succeeds in its main objective of increasing trade and diminishing regional conflict. If it fails, Mercosur will be seen as another example in a long history of Latin American integration effor... more »ts that could not overcome the fault lines of nationalistic tensions. The principle U.S. policy objectives in Latin America are to encourage market economics and representative democracy, and Mercosur is important to accomplishing these outcomes. Evidence shows that these U.S. policy goals are being achieved. Most solid democracies in Latin America are in the Southern Cone, and the market orientation of the main economies are holding firm despite recent economic troubles.« less