TY - JOUR AU - Azevedo, André Filipe Zago de PY - 2004/10/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Mercosur: ambitious policies, poor practices JF - Brazilian Journal of Political Economy JA - BJPE VL - 24 IS - 4 SE - DO - 10.1590/0101-35172004-1604 UR - https://centrodeeconomiapolitica.org/repojs/index.php/journal/article/view/766 SP - 594-612 AB - <p>Mercosur has achieved important advances like the removal of intra-bloc tariff and non-tariff barriers and the establishment of a common external tariff for most products. However, its ambitious plans to deepen the integration process comprising harmonisation of policies in areas like competition policy, government procurement, technical barriers and phytosanitary measures have not been implemented yet. This paper examines Mercosur policies in relation to tariffs and other non-tariff barriers comparing them with their implementation, in order to examine the extent to which the proposals have actually been fulfilled.</p><p><strong>JEL Classification:</strong> F13; F15.</p> ER -