Regional monetary agreements: prospects and limits for Mercosur

ABSTRACT Usually analyzed in an integrated way, the Regional Monetary Agreements (RMA) are varied processes. The purpose of this article is to map the different forms of RMA and analyze its application to Mercosur. It is about seeking in the RMA an instrument that facilitates the adoption of a macro...

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Main Authors: ALEXANDRE JERÔNIMO DE FREITAS, MARCELO PEREIRA FERNANDES
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Published: Editora 34 2025-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Political Economy
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description ABSTRACT Usually analyzed in an integrated way, the Regional Monetary Agreements (RMA) are varied processes. The purpose of this article is to map the different forms of RMA and analyze its application to Mercosur. It is about seeking in the RMA an instrument that facilitates the adoption of a macroeconomic regime consistent with the development needs of the bloc’s countries. These countries should be able to adopt pro-growth economic policies, with job creation and income distribution, which consequently should increase the national or regional space for the formulation of policies that improve their insertion in the world economy.
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spelling doaj-art-358ce01758814f3ca014b1d166d770182025-08-20T02:41:35ZengEditora 34Brazilian Journal of Political Economy1809-45382025-07-0145310.1590/0101-31572025-3579Regional monetary agreements: prospects and limits for MercosurALEXANDRE JERÔNIMO DE FREITAShttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3397-5210MARCELO PEREIRA FERNANDEShttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4550-8564ABSTRACT Usually analyzed in an integrated way, the Regional Monetary Agreements (RMA) are varied processes. The purpose of this article is to map the different forms of RMA and analyze its application to Mercosur. It is about seeking in the RMA an instrument that facilitates the adoption of a macroeconomic regime consistent with the development needs of the bloc’s countries. These countries should be able to adopt pro-growth economic policies, with job creation and income distribution, which consequently should increase the national or regional space for the formulation of policies that improve their insertion in the world economy.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-31572025000300207&lng=en&tlng=enMercosurmonetary arrangementsintegration
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Regional monetary agreements: prospects and limits for Mercosur
Brazilian Journal of Political Economy
Mercosur
monetary arrangements
integration
title Regional monetary agreements: prospects and limits for Mercosur
title_full Regional monetary agreements: prospects and limits for Mercosur
title_fullStr Regional monetary agreements: prospects and limits for Mercosur
title_full_unstemmed Regional monetary agreements: prospects and limits for Mercosur
title_short Regional monetary agreements: prospects and limits for Mercosur
title_sort regional monetary agreements prospects and limits for mercosur
topic Mercosur
monetary arrangements
integration
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