El ALBA, Petrocaribe y Centroamérica: ¿intereses comunes?
2009; Issue: 219 Linguagem: Espanhol
ISSN
0251-3552
Autores Tópico(s)Public Policy and Governance
ResumoespanolAmerica Latina sufre una sobreoferta de procesos de integracion que, en lugar de fortalecer la articulacion regional, tienden a debilitarla. A ello se suman problemas especificos, como las asimetrias entre los paises y dentro de cada uno de ellos. En el caso de Centroamerica, el incremento de la cantidad de pobres y la debilidad de las instituciones son problemas prioritarios. En este marco, los procesos de integracion impulsados por Venezuela resultan atractivos para los paises centroamericanos. Sin embargo, su adhesion no implica necesariamente un compromiso ideologico-politico, sino una voluntad de aprovechar las oportunidades economicas. Esto explica por que el alba ha logrado la adhesion de un numero limitado de paises, mientras que casi todos los Estados centroamericanos y caribenos participan de Petrocaribe. EnglishLatin America is suffering from an excessive offer of integration schemes which, instead of contributing to a regional articulation, tend to weaken it. To this must be added more specific problems like the asymmetries between the different countries and within each of them. In the case of Central America, the increasing numbers of the poor and the weakness of the institutions are urgent problems. In these circumstances, for the Central American countries, the integration processes promoted by Venezuela are attractive. Nevertheless, support for them does not necessarily imply an ideological-political adherence, but rather a willingness to take advantage of the economic opportunities. This explains why the alba has achieved the support of a limited number of countries, while nearly all the Central American and Caribbean countries participate in Petrocaribe.
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