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Mercosur: fostering regional economic integration
Author(s) -
de Gouvea Neto Raul
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
thunderbird international business review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.553
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1520-6874
pISSN - 1096-4762
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1520-6874(199811/12)40:6<585::aid-tie5>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - foreign direct investment , international trade , business , economic integration , investment (military) , regional integration , international economics , economic geography , economics , political science , politics , law , macroeconomics
Emerging multinationals are a relatively new phenomena in the global trade scene. Brazilian companies involved in international business, numbering over 900, are present in a number of industries in several markets around the world. The development of Mercosur has created an environment conducive to the increasing involvement of Brazilian companies in overseas markets. This article discusses the relationship among economic integration, flows of foreign direct investment, and firm strategies in the Mercosur region, with respect to the Brazilian experience. ©1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.