Abstract

TORRES CASTILLO, Pamela. Ecuador and the European Union: The Bargaining Power of Small States in Inter-Regional Negotiations. CONfines relacion. internaci. ciencia política [online]. 2022, vol.18, n.35, pp.33-60.  Epub Jan 19, 2024. ISSN 1870-3569.  https://doi.org/10.46530/cf.vi35/cnfns.n35.p.33-60.

This paper analyses the trajectory of Ecuador as a small state within the inter-regional negotiation process for the completion of a Multiparty Trade Agreement (MTA) between the European Union (EU) and the Andean Community (CAN). It considers some of the influential factors that shaped this inter-regional relationship, particularly Ecuador’s bargaining power vis à vis the EU, in order to shed light upon the clout the country was able to exert in such a negotiation. It also discusses some dimensions that highlight Ecuador’s small country status (smallness) and the variations within inter-regional dynamics. Some findings and remarks are provided to conclude.

Keywords : smallness; bargaining power; inter-regionalism; Multiparty Trade Agreement; Andean Community.

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