MERCOSUR and the European Union Variation and Limits of Regional Integration /

• Main Author: Mukhametdinov, Mikhail (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Latin America-Politics and government.; Europe-Politics and government.; Comparative politics.; Political theory.; European Union.; Regionalism.; Latin American Politics.; European Politics.; Comparative Politics.; Political Theory.; European Union Politics.

The book draws comparison between MERCOSUR and the European Union to explain variation of regionalism and to expose its limits. The project is based on the idea that contemporary examples of regionalism should be evaluated against several propositions of multiple integration theories rather than aga...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Analytical Framework for the Comparison of Contemporary Regions
• 2. Economic Integration and Interdependence
• 3. Structural Factors of Regional Integration
• 4. Cultural Diversity and Community-Building
• 5. External factors and Geostrategic Considerations
• 6. Conclusion.