地区一体化与反贫困

Regional integration and the fight against poverty

理论上说,组成地区一体化集团是减轻不平等的一条可能途径。构成南共市的国家之间的地区一体化进程的增强,可以在减轻贫困和社会不平等方面发挥重要作用。本文探讨在南共市的背景下,地区一体化的加强如何才能为消除贫困作出贡献,同时考察欧盟的有些方面比较成功、有些方面不太成功的经验。作者首先提出理解"贫困"的语境,并观察组成南共市的国家的情形。其次,探讨国际层面上应对贫困和不平等的协调方法。接下来,作者观察南共市的迁徙流动情况,指出迁徙者向迁出国的汇款对消除贫困的作用具有矛盾性。他们认为,南共市结构性趋同基金有可能成为缓解该地区国家之间现存的不对称性的有效途径,并对减轻贫困和社会不平等产生积极作用。

In theory,forming regional integration bloc is a possible path for mitigating inequalities. The strengthening of the regional integration process among the countries that make up the Mercosul could play an important role in reducing poverty and social inequalities. The study discusses how the intensification of regional integration can contribute to the fight against poverty in the context of Mercosul,considering experiences of greater or lesser successes in the European Union. Firstly,the authors contextualize what we understand by poverty and observe the situation of the countries of which the Mercosul is comprised. Secondly,they discuss the coordinated means to fight poverty and inequalities at an international level. Then,they observe the migration flows in Mercosul,and point out that the role of the remittances sent by migrants to their countries of origin are contradictory. They think the Mercosul Structural Convergence Fund(FOCEM) is a potentially efficient channel for mitigating the existing asymmetries in the region's countries,generating positive effects on reducing poverty and social inequality.