2 88 China , theEUandLatinAmerica:CurrentIssuesandFutureCooperation kindinvolving MERCOSURinaNorthSouthcontext , mightpartlyexplaina certain “ dominoeffect ”( Baldwin1993 ) .Inthissense , thedesiretosigntrade agreementsarisesfromtheinternalpoliticalbalancewithineachcountryortrade bloc , wherethebalancebetweenforcesfavouringoragainsttheagreementmight determineadecisiontoseekprogressinregionalliberalisation.Tradeagreements signedbythirdcountriesmayleadtoasituationinwhichthedamageperceived byproagreementexportersisstrongenoughtoalterthebalanceofforces , as theyperceiveacommercialdisadvantageinagrowingnumberof markets , withoutobviatingthegeopoliticalincentivesinthedevelopmentofinternational policy , especiallyinlargecountries.OntheMERCOSURside , thesigningof theFrameworkAgreementbetweentheEUandtheAndeanCommunitycreated ariskoftradedeviationwithregardtosomeMERCOSURgoods. Ontheotherhand , takingintoaccountMERCOSURsstructureandprotection levels , thehemisphericfreetradeagreementgeneratedtheriskoftradedeviationto goodswithregardtowhichtheUnitedStateshadaregional , althoughnotaglobal comparativeadvantage.Thus , anFTA withtheEU may , tosomeextent , promotea positiveeffectoftradecreationandreducethenegativeeffectsofthetransferenceof protectiontogoodsfromtheNorthAmericaneconomies. Besidestheseeconomicarguments , andasBouzas ( 2004 ) mentions , the agreementwiththe EU meantthatthe MERCOSUR would haveexplicit CustomsUnionrecognitionasakeyplayerintheinternationaltradesystem. Secondly , theMERCOSURcountriesfelttheysharemorevalueswiththesense of Community with which Europe has promoteditseconomicand social integrationthanwithamorecommerciallyorientedarrangement , liketheone promotedbytheNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement ( NAFTA ) andFTAA. Regardlessoftheimportanceoftheseandotherincentives , theyshowed thatimportantproblemsandtensionstypicalofanagreementbetweentwo regionalblocsexistedandthatthey would haveemergedassoonasthe negotiationswereinitiated. 3.2 SensitiveIssuesandtheSituationofthePotential Losers Inordertochecktheresultsforecastbyneoclassicalinternationaltrade theoryitisnecessaryalsotoverifythemarketequilibriumhypotheses.Models basedonneoclassicaltheoryassumethatmarketsworkefficiently , whichmeans thatnoinformationasymmetriesexistbetweeneconomicagents , andthatprices andreturnsfromproductionfactorsmustbeflexibleenoughtoadjustsupplyto demand , while marketsofgoods , productionfactorsandfinance mustbe “ complete ” and adjustinstantly. However , these conditions arefarfrom
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