The Andean Integration process: Origins, Transformations and Structures

This paper depicts the context in which Andean integration has occurred and then, the changes in its economic strategies and specificities of its political rationale. The historical point of view has enabled the author to account for the characteristic features of Andean regionalism, portray the obstacles to economic integration and the consolidation of institutional structures, as well as shed light on the conditions where disintegration has come about.