This two-volume work by Gustavo Magariños is the long-awaited history of efforts to promote economic integration in Latin America. The author is one of the most significant participants in the effort to achieve that goal. He was Uruguay’s ambassador for international commerce and integration, served as his government’s delegate to GATT, then was appointed as Montevideo’s director of negotiations with ALALC (Asociación Latinoamericana de Libre Comercio; the English acronym is LAFTA) and later became the executive secretary of the organization. From 1973 to 1976 Magariños served as Uruguay’s director general for foreign commerce and ambassador to the European commission from 1979 to 1984. His intimate knowledge of international trade issues makes this an invaluable source for those interested in internationalism and the economic/political integration of Latin America.
The book is not a memoir. It is a lengthy and detailed analytical narrative of the movement for economic integration in Latin America...
