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Organized Business interests in the Mercosur have undergone fundamental changes since the late 1980s as a result of various economic and political reforms in the member countries. In addition to that, the increasing internationalization, globalization and regionalization of these economies have also resulted in important changes in the way business interests are represented and, over and above that, on what level. As such, the domestic framework of political and economic analyses has been firmly linked to new regional and global frameworks, which all interact with each other and which affect, differently at different points in time, the way organized business interests are articulated. One of the main findings in this respect is that these interests, their shape, extent and influence vary greatly across countries and across time. As such, organized business interests on the domestic level have undergone many changes, while at the same time interest representation on the regional level has been strengthened or at least has increasingly gained in importance.
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Schelhase, M. (2008). The Regionalization of Organized Business Interests in the Mercosur: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis. In: Globalization, Regionalization and Business. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230584211_6
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