Research and international trade policy negotiations : knowledge and power in Latin America / edited by Mercedes Botto. - New York : Ottawa : Routledge ; International Development Research Centre, 2010. - xx, 226 p. ; 24 cm. - Routledge studies in Latin American politics ; 1 . - Routledge studies in Latin American politics ; 1. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : The impact of knowledge on trade policy making / Mercedes Botto -- The research challenge in the context of permanent negotiations / Diana Tussie with Pablo Heidrich -- The role of academia in regional governance / Deisy Ventura -- Think tanks in external trade negotiations : do they advise, mediate, or legitimate interests? A comparative analysis of the southern cone / Mercedes Botto -- Mexican academia and the formulation and implementation of trade policy in Mexico / Blanca Torres -- The management of knowledge in trade policy : the case of Uruguay / Cristina Zurbriggen -- The influence of academia on Mercosur's tariff policy / Mercedes Botto and Cintia Quiliconi -- The impact of academia on the negotiations on health and education services in Argentina : challenges and opportunities / Mercedes Botto and Juliana Peixoto Batista.

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Economic development--Effect of education on--Latin America.
Policy sciences--Research--Latin America.


Latin America--Commercial policy--Research.
Latin America--Economic integration--Research.

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