Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration: Comesa, Eu, SaarcNew Century Publications, 2005 - 377 oldal ABOUT THE BOOK Prompted by the uncertain outcome of the GATT/Uruguay Round negotiations, regional agreements mushroomed in different parts of the world. The collapse of the Soviet Union gave a renewed impulse to economic interactions at the expense of political and strategic preoccupations. Inter-regional co-operation reduces economic and social fragmentation created by national frontiers and hence facilitates integrated development of participating states. In Africa, as in other parts of the world, regional co-operation is a major factor in internal and international politics. This book focuses on the regional co-operation efforts in the three continents of the world, viz. Africa, Asia and Europe and their role in promoting and strengthening African Capacities. It examines various dimensions of regional co-operation with focus on bilateral relations between a community of highly developed states (European Union) and a group of developing countries, viz. COMESA (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa). The latter part of the book focuses on inter-regional co-operation between South Asian countries, particularly India, and COMESA. These two regions of the world share a common colonial legacy and are striving to improve the socio-economic conditions of their people. Inter-regional cooperation and integration is a vital necessity in a world witnessing trade liberalisation, foreign investments and reduced role of governments in economic affairs. |
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Preface | 1 |
Growth of Regional Cooperation | 24 |
A Case Study of COMESA | 51 |
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9th EDF ACP countries ACP-EU African countries agricultural allocation Article assistance bilateral budget Burundi capacity building cent civil society COMESA COMESA countries Common Market Cotonou Agreement Council Country Strategy decentralisation developing countries dialogue donors Eastern and Southern economic cooperation economic integration ensure established EU's European Development Fund European Union exports Focal Areas focal sector food security framework funds global governance human rights implementation important improve India Indicative Programme infrastructure initiatives institutional investment Kenya Least Developed Contracting liberalisation Lomé Lomé Convention Macro-economic support Malawi Mauritius Member million Namibia objectives overall envelope Partnership Agreement political poverty reduction preferential Preferential Trade Area priority private sector projects promote reform regional cooperation Regional Integration rehabilitation relations Republic rural development SAARC SADC SAFTA social Somalia South Asia Southern Africa STABEX structural adjustment sub-regional sustainable Swaziland Sysmin tariff third countries transport Treaty Zimbabwe