Deep integration
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Deep integration, as defined by Simone Claar and Andrea Nölke, means trade agreements which not only contain rules on tariffs and conventional non-tariff trade restrictions, but which also regulate the business environment in a more general sense. Issues of deep integration include competition policy, investor rights, product standards, public procurement and intellectual property rights, for example.[1]
Canada and United States
[edit]Deep integration can also specifically refer to the harmonization of policies and regulations of Canada and the United States.
Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru
[edit]In 2011, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru initiated steps to create a Deep Integration bloc. [2] [3]
It is called "The Pacific Alliance".[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Claar, Simone; Nölke, Andrea (2010). "Deep integration". D+C Development and Cooperation.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "January 2011 meeting between Chile, Columbia, Mexico and Peru". Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- ↑ May 2011 meeting between Chile, Columbia, Mexico and Peru Archived 31 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ CNN article Archived 6 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine