Honors Theses
Date of Award
2011
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
Croft Institute for International Studies
First Advisor
Gregory Love
Relational Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
The thesis presents information on poverty reduction in the MERCOSUR full member countries: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. These countries signed the Treaty of Asuncién in 1991 and began the process of integration. Included in the original objectives of the treaty were to work for economic development to further social justice. Using data on the national economies and poverty, it was shown that poverty reduction has occurred recently in the countries. However, the reasons for this poverty reduction did not relate directly back to MERCOSUR. The international constraints on the countries were not strong enough to force the leaders to enact policies they would not have already been doing. MERCOSUR policy alone is not enough to alleviate poverty. It may increase the national income, but national policies are needed to distribute this increased income to the poor.
Recommended Citation
Shaw, Sarah Emily, "The Effects of Economic Integration on Poverty Reduction: The Case of MERCOSUR" (2011). Honors Theses. 2421.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/2421
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