Introduction: Juggling with Trade Rules in Latin America; V.Ventura-Dias PART I: TRADE LIBERALIZATION AND PREFERENTIAL MARKET ACCESS Chile: A Multi-track Market Access Strategy; V.Silva Mexico: A Regional Player in Multilateral Trade Negotiations; A.O.Mena PART II: THE MANAGEMENT OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION IN THE MERCOSUR Argentina: In a Logic of Nested Games; D.Tussie, G.Casaburi & C.Quiliconi Brazil: The Fine-tuning of Trade Liberalization; P.da Motta Veiga & V.Ventura-Dias Uruguay: Trade Policy in a Small Country; M.Vaillant and V.Ventura-Dias PART III: THE ANDEAN EXPERIENCE Colombia and Venezuela: Trade Policy Reforms and Institutional Adjustments; J.J.Echavarria & C.Gamboa Peru: Trade Policy and International Negotiations; A.Fairlie Reynoso Conclusions: The Latin American Countries and the World Trading System: Addressing Institutional Barriers to Development; M.F.Lengyel