Cooperation between Argentina and Brazil : the political and economic determinants
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Whitescarver, Paul A.
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Tollefson, Scott D.
Looney, Robert E.
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1997-12
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Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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en_US
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The political climate between Argentina and Brazil has changed from one of conflict to one of cooperation. The purpose of this thesis is to explain cooperation between Argentina and Brazil. A single qualitative case study is used to test three competing hypotheses: (1) the transition to democracy by Argentina (1983) and Brazil (1985) promotes cooperation; (2) the external economic environment forces cooperation; and (3) both the transition to democracy and the economic environment have forced cooperation between the two countries. The findings are that the global market and the need to compete in it is the driving force for cooperation between Argentina and Brazil, but it is evident that the transition to democracy by both countries played a role in the intensification of cooperation that began in 1985
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xiv, 77 p.;28 cm.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.