Integração regional na América Latina: experiências e possibilidades

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze integration attempts in Latin America, the context in which they occurred, their motives and the development, as well as the mistakes and successes. The methodology used is descriptive, seeking through data analysis and history and economic theory to study one of the reasons why Latin American countries do not achieve the economic development and social well-being it desires. To this end, part of this work is also the analysis of how these countries participate in international trade and the reasons for their difficulties in changing their global position. The aim is to analyze the global trend of global value chains, their logic, the evolution of international trade and the insertion of Latin American countries via value chains, and how much regional productive integration can bring benefits to the development of the region. The work seeks to contribute to the analysis surrounding the growth possibilities of underdeveloped Latin American countries, highlighting the lessons of the past and the possibilities that remain.