Foreign trade as a field of international development cooperation in Paraguay. The projects implemented in the period 2003–2013

Authors

  • María Antonella Cabral López Universidad Nacional de Asunción

Abstract

Foreign trade is one of the main activities of the economies. This issue also has been considered one of the fields of international development cooperation in recent decades. This material aims to analyze the projects implemented in Paraguay in the period 2003–2013. For this is used a bibliographic-documentary and field research, which amalgams the review of different sources with interviews with qualified informants. Some of the most important findings are: the existence of recurring issues, like institutionality and an improvement in product diversification and in the destination markets of Paraguayan exports, although the country’s competitiveness remains low.

Keywords:

Foreing trade, International cooperation, Paraguay, Developing countries, JEL: F19; F35 projects

Author Biography

María Antonella Cabral López, Universidad Nacional de Asunción

Economista egresada con medalla de oro (FCE-UNA). Posee una Maestría en Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina. Tiene una especialización en Procedimientos y Técnicas para la elaboración de tesis y otra en didáctica universitaria. Desde 2011 tiene a su cargo la cátedra de Economía Internacional en la carrera de Economía (FCE-UNA) y actualmente se desempeña como Docente Investigadora de dedicación exclusiva en la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Paraguay.