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Convergence in the Americas: Some Lessons from the DR-CAFTA process

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  • Cornejo, Rafael
  • Granados, Jaime

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Few regions in the world have seen such an aggressive proliferation of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) as the Americas. This decentralised and uncoordinated process is beginning to cause concern as it threatens to undermine efforts to build a hemispheric trading system.

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  • Cornejo, Rafael & Granados, Jaime, 2006. "Convergence in the Americas: Some Lessons from the DR-CAFTA process," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 2438, Inter-American Development Bank.
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