Title: Developing countries and regional economic cooperation /
Authors: Brown, M. Leann.
Publisher: Praeger,
Year: 1994
Subjects: Developing countries Economic integration Case studies.; Developing countries Economic policy Decision making Case studies.
Contents: 1. Introduction. The Performance Record of Regional Cooperative Efforts Among Less Developed Countries. Theoretical and Methodological Approach. The Chilean Decision. The Nigerian Decision. The Philippine Decision -- 2. Explaining Regional Economic Cooperation: The Case for a Cognitive Framing Model. Realist and Liberal Explanations for International Cooperation. A Cognitive Framing Model. The Framework of Utilities Suggested in Free Trade, Regional Integration, and Customs Union Theories. The Cognitive Framework of Developing Country Elites -- 3. The Andean Case: The 1976 Chilean Decision to Withdraw from the Pact. The National Economic and Political Context of the Decision. Chile and the Andean Pact. D24 and Chile's Decision to Withdraw from the Pact -- 4. The ECOWAS Case: Nigeria's 1983 Decision to Expel Alien Workers. The 1983 Nigerian Decision to Expel Alien Workers. Protocol on Free Movement of Persons, Right of Residence, and Establishment. Nigeria and ECOWAS. National Short-Term Economic Concerns. National Short-Term Societal Stability Concerns. National and Personal Short-Term Political Concerns -- 5. The ASEAN Case: The 1977 Philippine Decision Concerning Sabah. The Sabah Controversy. The Philippines and Regional Economic Cooperation. National Short-Term Political Stability Needs. Potential Long-Term National Security Benefits from Regional Cooperation. Potential Long-Term National Economic Benefits from Regional Cooperation.