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Providing a critical account of the collapse of the FTAA negotiations and alterations to power relations in the Americas, this book argues that the collapse was rooted in a "crisis of authority" prompted by growing opposition in the Americas to US leadership and the neo-liberal reforms that had been promoted by Washington since the 1980s.

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1. Gramsci, Hegemony, and Global Governance 2. The FTAA Negotiations: Context and History 3. The FTAA Negotiations: Context and History 4. Venezuela and the Evolution of the FTAA 5. Brazil and the FTAA Negotiations

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Marcel Nelson teaches at Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario, Canada. He received his PhD from Queen´s University, Canada.

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