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CUEVAS, Rodrigo. Trans-pacific-partnership: el complejo camino del acuerdo del siglo XXI. Estud. Econ. [online]. 2014, vol.31, n.63, pp. 25-56. ISSN 2525-1295.

This paper research the most important negotiation process of Regional Trade Agreements (RTA) that has been developing actually, which one could take effect in how RTA would be negotiated in the future. From the analyzing of the specifics characteristics of this case, in the context of a explosive increment of RTA and the stagnation of talks in multilateral system it will argue that the main consequence of a successful end of the current negotiation process would be the creation of Free Trade Area designed in the terms of US interest.

Palavras-chave : Regional Trade Agreements; Negotiating Process; Trade Blocs; Free Trade.