National Preferences and the FTAA. A study of Mexican and Brazilian approach to hemispheric integration.

The article presents a study which shows that by using Brazil and Mexico, the extent to which nation states geopolitical and geo-economic interests can form the national position in relation to the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). According to the author, liberal intergovernmentalism involves the analysis of economic integration as part of the International Political Economy. It cites that liberal intergovernmentalism emphasizes the role of national entrepreneurs, who are seen as a vital non-state actor in the formation of national preferences.