Latin American Studies ETDs

Publication Date

12-19-1967

Abstract

The underlying purpose of this paper is to analyze economic integration as & tool of development in Central America. To do so, it will be necessary to investigate not only the past performance of the Common Market and the chief problems presently being faced, but the prospects for future development as well. Attention will be focused primarily on the post-1960 period despite the fact that the movement toward union began in the early 1950 1 s. The reason for this is that 1960 marked the beginning of what might be called the "accelerated phase" of the region's integration. It was in this year that the General Treaty on Central American Economic Integration was signed--the agreement which, more than any other, established the basic framework of the Central American Common Market. Prior to that time, the institutional machinery needed for the attainment of the extensive form of union visualized by the original planners was almost totally lacking. It should be pointed out, however, that due to delays in ratification, the 1960 treaty was not implemented until 1962. Chapter II will discuss the major features of the program in considerably more detail, and also attempt to define more clearly the effective starting point of the accelerated period.

Language

English

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Latin American Studies

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

Latin American Studies

First Committee Member (Chair)

Wolfram Liepe

Second Committee Member

Gary Clyde Hufbauer

Third Committee Member

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