This book explores, from a broader perspective than existing literature, the developmental dimensions of the new South American regionalism within a changing hemispheric and world order in transformation. It analyses a set of specific debates: regionalism in the Americas then and now; social and economic development and regional integration; and organized crime, intelligence and defence. An in-depth and critical reflection on the complex and heterogeneous path of regionalization taking place in South America from different perspectives and in key issues of regional development.

Introduction, Ernesto Vivares; Part I Thinking and Conceptualizing about Regionalism in the Americas; Chapter 1 Toward a Political Economy of the New South American Regionalism, Ernesto Vivares; Chapter 2 The Origins of the Union of South American Nations: A Multicausal Account of South American Regionalism, Carlos Espinosa; Chapter 3 Washington and the New South American Regionalism, Francisco Carrión Mena; Chapter 4 East Asian Economic Cooperation: Lessons for South American Regionalism, John Wong; Part II Economic and Social Development; Chapter 5 The Need for a New South American Economic Regionalization, Renato Baumann; Chapter 6 Incorporation and Regionalism in Latin America, Juliana Martínez Franzoni, Diego Sánchez-Ancochea; Chapter 7 Rescaling Responsibilities and Rights: The Case of UNASUR Health, Pía Riggirozzi; Chapter 8 Global Contexts and Challenges of Building a Regional Governance of Social Policy and Its Implications for South America, Nicola Yeates; Part III Broadening Regionalism: Crime, Intelligence, and Defense; Chapter 9 Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime: UNASUR Perspectives, Daniel Pontón; Chapter 10 Defense and the New South American Regionalism: Exploring New Conditions and Perspectives on Defense in South America, Germán Montenegro; Chapter 11 Trends, Strategic Tensions, and Cooperation in Security and Intelligence in the Andean Region, Fredy Rivera Vélez; conclusion Conclusion;

Ernesto Vivares, FLACSO, Ecuador.