Abstract
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CP TPP), popularly known as “TPP-11”, signed last 8th of March, reinvigorates the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) project, after the United States decided to withdraw from the agreement. This initiative certainly opens a new chapter in international trade relations, as it involves not only a significant modification in the pattern of external relations of the countries involved but also implies the creation and harmonization of norms, rules and standards pertaining trade, foreign investments, rules of origin, technological innovation, environmental protection, labor rights, and gender equality, among many other areas.
Given this scenario, it is necessary to reflect upon how prepared is South American regionalism to respond to systemic changes such as those generated by mega agreements as the TPP-11. In particular, the renewed TPP manifests itself as a potential challenge to UNASUR’s capacity for collective action to keep South American countries together and to avoid a split of the subcontinent into two divergent blocs: the Pacific Alliance and MERCOSUR.
Given this scenario, it is necessary to reflect upon how prepared is South American regionalism to respond to systemic changes such as those generated by mega agreements as the TPP-11. In particular, the renewed TPP manifests itself as a potential challenge to UNASUR’s capacity for collective action to keep South American countries together and to avoid a split of the subcontinent into two divergent blocs: the Pacific Alliance and MERCOSUR.
| Translated title of the contribution | TPP-11: Challenges and opportunities for South American regionalism |
|---|---|
| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 192-205 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Perspectivas Revista de Ciencias Sociales (PRCS) |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2018 |
Keywords
- TPP
- South America
- Regionalism
