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

Comparative regional integration has met with increasing interest over the last twenty years with the emergence or reinforcing of new regional dynamics in the E

This volume features up-to-date studies of regional integration efforts in all major parts of the world, especially North America, South America, and East Asia.

This comparative book analyses the development of regional integration parliaments in three different continents of the world. It assesses and compares the expa

This book presents a theory of economic integration in developing regions, where the level of intraregional economic interdependence is low and the dependence o