The Americas In Transition: The Contours of Regionalism, by Gordon Mace, Louis Bélanger, and contributors

 

Acronyms and Abbreviations

 

ACN		Action Canada Network
ALADI		Latin American Integration Association
ASEAN		Association of Southeast Asian Nations
CACM		Central American Common Market
CARICOM		Caribbean Community and Common Market
CET		common external tariff
CGE		General Business Confederation
CIAV		International Commission for Support and Verification
CMC		Common Market Council
CMG		Common Market Group
CTC		Citizens Trade Campaign
EAI		Enterprise for the Americas Initiative
ECLAC/ECLA		Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (often referred to as CEPAL)
ECSC		European Coal and Steel Community
EEC		European Economic Community
FAT		Workers’ Authentic Front
FTA		Free Trade Agreement
FTAA		Free Trade Area of the Americas
FTC		Fair Trade Campaign
EZLN		Zapatista National Liberation Army
G3		Group of Three
GATT		General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GDP		gross domestic product
IACHR		Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
IADB		Inter-American Defense Board
IAS		Inter-American System
ICFTU		International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
IDB		Inter-American Development Bank
IFC		International Finance Corporation
IMF		International Monetary Fund
LAFTA		Latin American Free Trade Association
Mercosur		Southern Cone Common Market
MIC		Ministry for Industry and Commerce
MNC		multinational corporation
NAFTA		North American Free Trade Agreement
NATO		North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NGOs		nongovernmental organizations
OAS		Organization of American States
PCN		Pro-Canada Network
PRD		Revolutionary Democratic Party
PRI		Revolutionary Institutional Party
RECHIP		Chilean Network in Favor of People’s Initiative
RMALC		Mexican Network for Action on Free Trade
SAFTA		South American Free Trade Association
SELA		Latin American Economic System
TC		Trade Commission
TWM		Third World multinationals
UAW		United Auto Workers
UIA		Industrial Union of Argentina
UN		United Nations
UPD		Unit for the Promotion of Democracy
WTO		World Trade Organization

 

The Americas In Transition: The Contours of Regionalism