Thomas Andrew O'Keefe, Esq., is President of the Washington, D.C.-based Mercosur Consulting Group, Ltd., a legal and economic consulting firm specializing on trade and investment in Latin America and the Caribbean. He currently teaches in the International Relations and Earth Systems Programs at Stanford University

This book won second place for best book published in the year before the annual meeting of the Inter-American Bar Association (2010).

• Acknowledgments; About the Author; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; Introduction Chapter 1: Early Attempts at Latin American and Caribbean Economic Integration;Chapter 2: Latin American Integration Association; Chapter 3: Origins, Current Status, and Future of MERCOSUR;Chapter 4: Institutional Framework of MERCOSUR and How the MERCOSUR Economic Integration Process Functions;Chapter 5: Foreign Investment Climate Within MERCOSUR and Business Opportunities; Chapter 6: Institutional Framework of the Andean Community and How the Andean Economic Integration Process Functions; Chapter 7: Foreign Investment Climate Within the Andean Community and Business Opportunities; Chapter 8: Central American Integration System; Chapter 9: The Caribbean Common Market and Community and the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States; Chapter 10: Rise and Fall of the Free Trade Area of the Americas; Chapter 11: Creating a Prosperous Community of the Americas; Table of Instruments; Bibliography ; Index.

Thomas Andrew O'Keefe, Esq., is President of the Washington, D.C.-based Mercosur Consulting Group, Ltd., a legal and economic consulting firm specializing on trade and investment in Latin America and the Caribbean. He currently teaches in the International Relations and Earth Systems Programs at Stanford University

This book won second place for best book published in the year before the annual meeting of the Inter-American Bar Association (2010).

• Acknowledgments; About the Author; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; Introduction Chapter 1: Early Attempts at Latin American and Caribbean Economic Integration;Chapter 2: Latin American Integration Association; Chapter 3: Origins, Current Status, and Future of MERCOSUR;Chapter 4: Institutional Framework of MERCOSUR and How the MERCOSUR Economic Integration Process Functions;Chapter 5: Foreign Investment Climate Within MERCOSUR and Business Opportunities; Chapter 6: Institutional Framework of the Andean Community and How the Andean Economic Integration Process Functions; Chapter 7: Foreign Investment Climate Within the Andean Community and Business Opportunities; Chapter 8: Central American Integration System; Chapter 9: The Caribbean Common Market and Community and the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States; Chapter 10: Rise and Fall of the Free Trade Area of the Americas; Chapter 11: Creating a Prosperous Community of the Americas; Table of Instruments; Bibliography ; Index.

Thomas Andrew O'Keefe, Esq., is President of the Washington, D.C.-based Mercosur Consulting Group, Ltd., a legal and economic consulting firm specializing on trade and investment in Latin America and the Caribbean. He currently teaches in the International Relations and Earth Systems Programs at Stanford University

This book won second place for best book published in the year before the annual meeting of the Inter-American Bar Association (2010).

• Acknowledgments; About the Author; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; Introduction Chapter 1: Early Attempts at Latin American and Caribbean Economic Integration;Chapter 2: Latin American Integration Association; Chapter 3: Origins, Current Status, and Future of MERCOSUR;Chapter 4: Institutional Framework of MERCOSUR and How the MERCOSUR Economic Integration Process Functions;Chapter 5: Foreign Investment Climate Within MERCOSUR and Business Opportunities; Chapter 6: Institutional Framework of the Andean Community and How the Andean Economic Integration Process Functions; Chapter 7: Foreign Investment Climate Within the Andean Community and Business Opportunities; Chapter 8: Central American Integration System; Chapter 9: The Caribbean Common Market and Community and the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States; Chapter 10: Rise and Fall of the Free Trade Area of the Americas; Chapter 11: Creating a Prosperous Community of the Americas; Table of Instruments; Bibliography ; Index.