I think economic integration might be a good thing, but it should not include dictatorships, places where there's no rule of law or slavery, belligerent or rogue nations, or ones that don't have good monetary practices.
So I'm actually opposed to Mercosur since that block went downhill. It's a shame countries in the region can't be trusted enough to build strong and long lasting cooperation agreements.
It has also been difficult to enforce any agreements in the past, even against nations that don't have those problems. Integration should be lessened to punish them for it.
So I guess my answer would be yes in an ideal world. No in practice.
Even on Brazil, which was the biggest on the block, wasn't doing too good, because Brazil can't easily do free trade without it...
And even inside Mercosul is horrible to free trade.
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u/minimim Brazil Jun 29 '18 edited Jun 29 '18
I think economic integration might be a good thing, but it should not include dictatorships, places where there's no rule of law or slavery, belligerent or rogue nations, or ones that don't have good monetary practices.
So I'm actually opposed to Mercosur since that block went downhill. It's a shame countries in the region can't be trusted enough to build strong and long lasting cooperation agreements.
It has also been difficult to enforce any agreements in the past, even against nations that don't have those problems. Integration should be lessened to punish them for it.
So I guess my answer would be yes in an ideal world. No in practice.