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Economists generally agree that trade barriers are detrimental and decrease overall economic efficiency, this can be explained by the theory of comparative advantage. In theory, free trade involves the removal of all such barriers, except perhaps those considered necessary for health or national security. In practice, however, even those countries promoting free trade heavily subsidise certain industries, such as agriculture and steel. Examples of free trade areas are: North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), South Asia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA), European Free Trade Association, European Union (EU), Union of South American Nations. Other trade barriers include differences in culture, customs, traditions, laws, language and currency. This new book is based on information from The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). ... Read more

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Excellent book
This author has done an excellent job of researching a highly complex international situation.Marcy offers the reader a clearly written description of the the problem, and describes a myriad of historical and political forces that have influenced the subject.By all means take a read! ... Read more

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Opportunity abounds for enterprising business people who enter the emerging Latin American and Caribbean markets. But it's an opportunity that raises many questions: How do you know which countries offer the best conditions and opportunities? What products and services are most in demand--and where? What are a country's natural and human resources? And what about tax structures and free trade zones? Tuller uses his 30 years' experience in international trade to answer these questions and more. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Tea & Coffee Trade Journal, published by Lockwood Trade Journal Co., Inc. on May 1, 1992. The length of the article is 728 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: International Coffee Agreement: rest in peace. (economic forces have eroded power of agreement in industry, particularly in Central and South America)
Author: Nestor Zarate
Publication: Tea & Coffee Trade Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 1992
Publisher: Lockwood Trade Journal Co., Inc.
Volume: v164Issue: n5Page: p52(2)

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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Buenos Aires, Department of agriculture printing office in 1914 in 80 pages; Subjects: Panama-Pacific International Exposition/ 1915; Argentina; Panama-Pacific International Exposition/ (1915; History / Latin America / South America; History / Americas; Political Science / Political Process / General; ... Read more

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This invaluable set provides you with quick and up-to-datereferences to the laws and regulations of other countries. Tax law,labour law, sales, contracts, and business procedures in general areexamined. Regulations which govern the import of foreign goods of saleand foreign raw materials for local production and/or assembly arediscussed. Specific reference, country by country, is also made to theexpatriation of profits. The laws of each country are also examinedfor incentive and subsidy investment programs. Individual authors have been selected for each country. Annualsupplements of approximately 150-275 pages keep each volume current.Countries covered: Argentina, The Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Bolivia,Brazil, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador,Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St.Kitts, Nevis and Anguilla, Turks and Caicos Islands, The United StatesVirgin Islands, Uruguay and Venezuela. ... Read more

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The tariff, central to the colonies' separation from Great Britain, has remained one of the most divisive and misunderstood issues in American history. This encyclopedia provides comprehensive coverage of tariffs and trade from pre-colonial times to the present, featuring more than 400 A-Z entries, selected primary documents, and texts of the tariffs. ... Read more

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In some Latin American countries, traffickers equipped with vast resources have corrupted individuals in every aspect of public life, compromising the integrity of entire national institutions - the political system and the judiciary, the military, the police, and banking and financial systems. Moreover, Latin America, like Europe and the USA, has a drug consumption problem. Yet, drug control in Latin America is beset with contradictions. For some Latin Americans, illicit drug production in the form of cocoa cultivation is a traditional way of life, and has often been an economic bulwark against destitution. Attempts to control the drug trade, while absorbing vast resources, have been largely ineffectual and have had dramatic and unintended consequences. This book analyses the profound consequences that the illicit drug trade has for millions of Latin Americans, and what they imply for domestic policy and for international cooperation.Latin America and the Multinational Drug Trade is essential reading for students of Latin America, politics, international relations, security studies, foreign policy, economic development, criminology and law, and for anyone interested in the politics and economics of the global illicit drug trade. ... Read more

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This second volume of a two-volume work gathers together 23 detailed case studies from Africa, Asia, and Latin America, presenting the background causes, descriptions, results, and implications of all the recent economic upheavals in the developing world. ... Read more

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There are no miracles in Latin America, says international consultant Louis Nevaer--only opportunities--and with economic integration well underway, these opportunities are more promising than ever for U.S. businesses. Trade barriers fell at the Summit of the Americas, and even the Mexican "meltdown" failed to dim the Latin American promise. How U.S. businesses can participate in these processes of democratization and liberalization in Latin America is the subject of Dr. Nevaer's wide-ranging discussion. With attention not only to economic and trade considerations, but also to social, political, and cultural events and characteristics of the Latin American business scene, Dr. Nevaer provides readers with unusually rich up-to-date insights into how business is done there and how U.S. businesspeople can do it. This is important reading for corporate management at all levels, economists, international bankers and investors, and for their colleagues in the academic community who share their interests. ... Read more

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The book analyzes prospects for U.S. trade and investment growth in Latin America in the context of President George Bush's proposed Enterprise for the America's Initiative (EAI) and ongoing negotiations toward a free trade agreement with Mexico. It investigates the causes of Latin America's economic downturn in the 1980s, the current adjustment efforts being made across that continent, and the revision of U.S. economic policy toward the nations of that region. The book evaluates the commercial potential of individual Latin economies using achieved adjustment to date as its central criteria. ... Read more

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The Pacific is a high growth region, comprising East Asian market economy states, North America, China, Australia and New Zealand.This book examines the area's rapidly expanding pattern of corporate competition and cooperation, which is assisting recoveries from the effects of the East Asian financial crises.

The authors argue that the uneven but dynamic integration in the Pacific region which was disrupted by the financial crises is continuing in ways that promise resumptions of higher interdependent growth when fundamental adjustments have been completed.They emphasize that the regional recovery could be assisted by innovative new efforts to promote wider ranging cooperation in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC), which is committed to regional trade and investment liberalization over the next decade. ... Read more

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worthless junk
This poorly written book contains little factual information (and what data there is is out of date).Very disappointed.I am setting up a Latin American company and have researched a number of books.This is the worst!

Excellent... a must for any business exploring this region.
This book provides an easy to read and comprehensive view of the business environment in Latin America. Jolly has pulled together a generous amount of quality information from more than 40 expert contributors. He has created a reference book that is well-organized under eight major topic headings: economic performance, context for business, market potential, developing business, building an organization, the big six, rising stars in the south, and openings in Central America and the Hispanic Caribbean.

Contributing authors discuss Latin America's recent upturn in commercial opportunities, with insights into the regional prospects for growth including sections devoted to free trade, privatization, and the new surge in investments.

Experts put the recent political and economic changes into perspective through analysis of perceived risks, political stability, social trends, and environmental concerns of the Region.

Discover the rationale behind defining a Latin American Consumer rather than the individual country consumer when developing an overall marketing strategy.

Learn about regional trade and export finance options, and what to consider when structuring agency and distributor agreements.

Gain valuable investment strategy tips from KPMG and taxation advice from Ernst & Young.

Benefit from several cited principle legal considerations when setting up a business in the region.

Take a closer look at each country's best commercial prospects and discover useful addresses of key trade and government organizations in Latin and Central America, as well as, Hispanic Caribbean countries.

Although this publication was originally written for a U.K. audience, companies of any nationality will find it a valuable tool when developing or expanding business in Latin America. ... Read more

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Since 1999, intensive research efforts have vastly increased what is known about the history of coerced migration of transatlantic slaves. A huge database of slave trade voyages from Columbus’s era to the mid-nineteenth century is now available on an open-access Web site, incorporating newly discovered information from archives around the Atlantic world. The groundbreaking essays in this book draw on these new data to explore fundamental questions about the trade in African slaves. The research findings—that the size of the slave trade was 14 percent greater than had been estimated, that trade above and below the equator was largely separate, that ports sending out the most slave voyages were not in Europe but in Brazil, and more—challenge accepted understandings of transatlantic slavery and suggest a variety of new directions for important further research.

For the most complete database on slave trade voyages ever compiled, visit www.slavevoyages.org.

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This digital document is an article from America's Insider, published by Darien Gap LLC on June 7, 2001. The length of the article is 577 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Stalled effort to define democracy is small blow to FTAA efforts.(Free Trade Area of the Americas)(Brief Article)
Publication: America's Insider (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 7, 2001
Publisher: Darien Gap LLC
Volume: 1Issue: 33Page: 7

Article Type: Brief Article

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The Latin American narcotics trade is an important national security issue for the United States because it is destabilizing important Latin American allies and creating serious social problems within the United States. Frustration with the inability to block the flow of cocaine, marijuana, and heroin from Latin America prompted passage of major national anti-drug laws in 1986 and 1988. Throughout the decade, United States narcotics policy has created serious friction between the United States and Latin America yet, according to Mabry, it essentially has failed in its goals. An extensive bibliography is included, designed to give other scholars and those interested in this issue an excellent start for further research. ... Read more

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Dated analysis, but nonetheless quite useful.
Mabry, along with the authors of eleven essays in this book, provides insightful and useful analysis of the policy implications imposed by drug trafficking between the U.S. and Latin America.The main strength of thebook is its descriptions of the institutions that perpetuate the flow ofdrugs; the complexities of the issue are made much easier to understand. The authors' suggestions for U.S. policy are unrealistic, however.This isdue in large part to the fact that the book is ten years old, and to somedegree to some authors' idealism. ... Read more