Regional Integration in Africa [electronic resource] /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Asian Development Bank.
Macedo, Jorge Braga de.
Kabbaj, Omar.
International Forum on African Perspectives(2nd :2001).
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2002.
Regional integration and co-ordination are not a panacea but they could hold the key to African countries' long-awaited participation in the world economy. This was one of the conclusions of the second International Forum on African Perspectives, jointly organised by the African Development Bank and the OECD Development Centre in February 2001, at which OECD and African economists discussed the prospects for regional initiatives in Africa. While many other factors need to be taken into consideration, regional approaches -- provided they are accompanied by domestic reforms -- can present an effective response to globalisation. Indeed, given the isolation of the African countries from the world economy, regional initiatives may be the only sustainable solution to the economic, political and social challenges raised by globalisation.
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CONTENTS; Preface; Introduction; PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGES; Regional Integration in Africa: Situation and Prospects; Regionalism and Development in Latin America What Implications for Sub-Saharan Africa?; Infrastructure for Economic Development in Africa; Laws, Institutions and Capital Markets Integration; PART TWO: POLICY OPTIONS AND RESPONSES; The Prospects for Integration Have Improved; Regional Integration in Africa and the Global Economy; Regional Alternatives and National Options; Europe's Commitment to Coherent Regional Initiatives
Globalisation, Regional Integration, Economic Growth and Democratic ConsolidationPoverty, Infrastructure and Coherence; The Regional Approaches as a Liberating Factor; Enhancing Infrastructure in Africa; Integration and Infrastructure in Africa; Political Underpinning for Regional Integration; Programme; List of Participants
Regional integration and co-ordination are not a panacea but they could hold the key to African countries' long-awaited participation in the world economy. This was one of the conclusions of the second International Forum on African Perspectives, jointly organised by the African Development Bank and the OECD Development Centre in February 2001, at which OECD and African economists discussed the prospects for regional initiatives in Africa. While many other factors need to be taken into consideration, regional approaches -- provided they are accompanied by domestic reforms -- can present an effective response to globalisation. Indeed, given the isolation of the African countries from the world economy, regional initiatives may be the only sustainable solution to the economic, political and social challenges raised by globalisation.
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