FIGHTING FIRE WITH FIRE

ELIAS BARACAT Professor Universidad de CEMA and formerly President, International Trade Commission of Argentina, Argentina JOSEFINA CAMMINATI Attorney, Universidad Catolica de Peru and formerly Consultant to the Legal Vice Ministerio Comercio, the Peruvian Exporters Association (ADEX), Peru JORGE G. GONZALEZ Professor and Chair, Department of Economics, Trinity University, USA HONORIO KUME Research Officer, Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA) and Professor, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil FRANCISCO MONGE-ARINO Associate, Costa Rican High Technology Advisory Committee Foundation (CAATEC) and Graduate Teaching Assistant, Ohio State University, USA RICARDO MONGE-GONZALEZ Executive Director, Costa Rican High Technology Advisory Committee Foundation (CAATEC) and Professor of International Trade at the Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, Costa Rica GUIDA PIANI Research Officer, Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA), Brazil MAURICIO REINA Associate Investigator, Fedesarrollo and formerly Vice-Minister of International Trade, Colombia LUZ ELENA REYES DE LA TORRE Partner, SAI Consultores and formerly Associate Director-General, Unit of International Trade Practices (UCPI), Mexico SEBASTIAN SAEZ Consultant and formerly Alternate Representative of Chile to the WTO, Chile RAUL LEON THORNE Consultant on International Trade Negotiations and formerly Member of INDECOPI Commission on Antidumping and Safeguards RICHARD WEBB Director, Economic Research Centre, University of San Martin de Porres and formerly President, Central Reserve Bank of Peru, Peru SANDRA ZULUAGA Associate Investigator, Fedesarrollo and formerly Advisor to the Vice-Minister for International Trade of Colombia, Colombia

Preface; J.M.Finger & J.J.NoguTHETAs Introduction and Overview; J.M.Finger & J.J.NoguTHETAs Political-Economy of Antidumping and Safeguards in Argentina; J.J.NoguTHETAs & E.Baracat Antidumping and Safeguard Mechanisms: The Brazilian Experience, 1988-2003; H.Kume & G.Piani Keeping Animal Spirits Asleep: The Case of Chile; S.Sssez Application of Safeguards and Anti-Dumping Duties in Colombia; M.Reina & S.Zuluaga Antidumping Policies and Safeguard Measures in the Context of Costa Rica's Economic Liberalization; R.Monge-Gonzsslez & F.Monge-Ari+-o Antidumping and Safeguard Measures in the Political Economy of Liberalization: The Mexican Case; L.E.R.de la Torre & J.G.Gonzsslez Antidumping Mechanisms and Safeguards in Peru; R.Webb, J.Camminati & R.L.Thorne