This book examines the past, present and prospects of regional economic integration in Africa. The empirical analysis ranges from unions formed during the years

In the late 1980s regional integration emerged as one of the most important developments in world politics. It is not a new phenomenon, however, and this 1999 b

This text examines regionalism from the perspective of developing countries. It presents a comprehensive account of existing theory and empirical results and in

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