Summary Of "The Mercosur Of Civil Society" By Gerardo Caetano - UNIVERSITY SUMMARIES - E-book - ePub

We have summarized the essential of this book by the author. THE MERCOSUR OF CIVIL SOCIETY. ACTORS, NETWORKS AND FORUMS IN THE REGIONAL INTEGRATION PROCESSIntroductionMERCOSUR HAS BEEN THE PRODUCT OF THE POLITICAL WILL OF POLITICAL ELITES AND GOVERNMENTS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF DIFFICULTIES FACING THE NATIONAL ECONOMIES TO REINSERT INTO THE NEW INTERNATIONAL SCENARIOMost of the discussions focus on macroeconomic issues.
However, there is another level of discussion that in the more advanced integration processes is developed by civil society (S. C.) in an institutionalized way: cultural dimension of integration projects, political and social dimension, etc. During the development of Mercosur, the organizations and networks of the S. C. They have worked and have undergone significant modifications, while raising concerns about the lack of institutional action in decision-making in these processes.
Based on this, some advisory bodies have been created in which the S. C. In turn, the networks and non-governmental organizations continue to carry out integration work with their own agenda.