KUME, Honorio
Mercosul : o dilema entre união aduaneira e área de livre-comércio - São Paulo : Editora 34, out./dez. 2005
Mercosur: the dilemma between the customs union and a free trade area. In 2001, the government of Argentina facing a major economic crisis took a rather controversial decision and reduced the tariff rates of all capital goods to zero. This became a main source of conflict with Brazil, the only country of Mercosur that produces such goods. This paper discusses two possible scenarios for the resolution of this issue. In the first one, the countries would opt for the maintenance of the customs union. The authors present some suggestions for the rebuilding of the Common External Tariff (CET), by which the countries would take a middle course acceptable to all. The other possible outcome would be a step back in the direction of a free trade area, with no CET at all
Mercosul : o dilema entre união aduaneira e área de livre-comércio - São Paulo : Editora 34, out./dez. 2005
Mercosur: the dilemma between the customs union and a free trade area. In 2001, the government of Argentina facing a major economic crisis took a rather controversial decision and reduced the tariff rates of all capital goods to zero. This became a main source of conflict with Brazil, the only country of Mercosur that produces such goods. This paper discusses two possible scenarios for the resolution of this issue. In the first one, the countries would opt for the maintenance of the customs union. The authors present some suggestions for the rebuilding of the Common External Tariff (CET), by which the countries would take a middle course acceptable to all. The other possible outcome would be a step back in the direction of a free trade area, with no CET at all
