Estrategia de Negociación Comercial de Uruguay. Visiones de Agentes Involucrados

Uruguay has undergone a gradual trade liberalization process that has opened the economy to the world. The country is currently conducting trade negotiations that can considerably improve its access to developed countries markets. Based on interviews with enterprises, trade unions and government authorities, this paper aims at identifying the main interests of different sectors and agents involved in trade negotiations. MERCOSUR was indicated by the agents as the main subject of trade negotiations, considering the relevant concessions already achieved by the country within this regional agreement. Developed countries are regarded as suppliers of intermediate inputs and capital goods in order to improve competition in regional markets and as potential markets for agricultural and agroindustrial products. Other regional markets are considered to be less important. Uruguay is a small country with a highly specialized productive pattern, so the availability of intermediate inputs of appropriate price and quality was mentioned as an important priority by most of the agentes interviewed. On the other hand, there is no consensus regarding the future direction of trade negotiations; in particular, different opinions concerning the future of MERCOSUR coexist and a short - term view prevails.MERCOSUR, negociación externa, instrumentos de política comercial.

Las sociedades comerciales en el Mercosur

<p>Resulta imposible ensayar definiciones acerca -de qué tipo de proceso integrativo conforma el MERCOSUR, pese a que eotidianamente recibimos i:nformación acerca del mismo. Las autoridades competentes han señalado en forma reiterada que el Tratado de Asunción, suscripto el 26 de marzo de 1991,contiene solamente el compromiso de los Estados Parte de constituir un Mercado Común para el 31 de diciembre de 1994, sin expedirse en cuanto al alcance ¿el mismo. (...)</p><p>Contenido: <span>Introducción. Normativa de fuente internacional. Régimen uruguayo. Régimen argentino. Régimen paraguayo. Régimen brasilero. Empresas binacionales. Conclusiones</span></p