Power and Regionalism in Latin America: The Politics of MERCOSUR

Contents

Contents List of Tables ix List of Figures xi List of Abbreviations xiii Acknowledgments xvii o n e Introduction 1 t w o Patterns of Conflict and Cooperation in the Southern Cone 13 t h r e e Systemic Incentives, Domestic Constraints, and Regional Cooperation: A Neoclassical Realist Approach 36 f o u r The Automobile Sector Crisis 61 f i v e The Footwear Industry Dispute 95 s i x Failure to Relaunch: The 2001 Conflict 125 s e v e n A Narrow Escape: Toward a More Flexible MERCOSUR 157 e i g h t Conclusions: Power, Domestic Politics, and Regional Order 197 Appendix A. Interviews 225 Appendix B. Chronology of Patterns of Cooperation and Conflict in MERCOSUR, 1991–2010 229 Notes 233 Works Cited 256 Index 276 ...