Effects Of Left Turn

Question 1

What were the effects of the left turn on the FTAA

Answer 1

Rejection of neoliberal free trade projects
- mar del plata summit 2005 -anti globalisation protests
Morales - FTAA an agreement to colonise the America’s
Opposition from mercosur members
- Chavez - annexation plan and tool of imperialism
- organisation disagrees with us over agriculture subsidies

Question 2

What is the FTAA

Answer 2

Free trade agreement of the America’s

Question 3

What were the impacts of the left turn on mercosur

Answer 3

Different left = different views of mercosur
- Brazil - committed to regionalism and revitalising mercosur - united global Latin American voice
- Argentina - post crisis search for renewed nature of mercosur, departing from neoliberal conceptions of integration
Bolivia - nationalists left turn
- nationalisation of oil sector hurtful to Brazilian interests
- sovereignty a pillar of morales national development plan-cooperation must not undermine self determination
Absence of consensus challenges united regional integration

Question 4

What is mercosur

Answer 4

South American trade bloc

Question 5

What were the effects of the left turn on the UNASUR

Answer 5

Focus on political identity-top-level forum rather than integration project
- no ambition of economic integration
- recognition of primacy of state in economic affairs
Rights based policies and commitment to address poverty/inequality
- eg creation of SA institute of health governance
- address social struggles that emerged with neoliberal reform

Question 6

What is UNASUR

Answer 6

Union of South American countries