ASSESSMENTS
Latin America: Bilateral Trade Deals Favor U.S. Interests
Nov 12, 2002 | 00:00 GMT
Summary
The Bush administration says it is committed to launching a hemispheric free trade area in Latin America by 2005, but meanwhile it is pursuing bilateral deals with Chile and other countries in the region. Bilateral deals are more politically advantageous to the U.S. administration, because sensitive domestic issues like agriculture subsidies and anti-dumping rules can be kept off the table. Bilateral deals also may undermine regional support for Brazil's efforts to enlist the region in a united negotiating front against the United States.
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