Regional economic integration in the developing world
Subtitle: historical trends and future viability
By: by Stephen G. Brooks
Contributors: Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Dept. of National Security Affairs
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 58
Other titles: NPS-NS-94-001.
Description: This study seeks to analyze the resurgence of regional economic integration efforts in the      developing world. Economic integration is not a new phenomenon in the Third World,      as substantial efforts were made during the 1960s and 1970s towards establishing      regional markets. Understanding the basic elements of these previous integration      experiences is essential, as it aids in assessing the future effectiveness of current      developing country integration efforts. Section one provides a brief outline of the      underlying motivational factors which led to integration proposals during the 1960s and      1970s. The second section provides a brief structural overview of the eight most      significant Third World trade pacts from this period. Section three then seeks to detail      the factors which led to the failure of these integration attempts in order to determine      their common structural deficiencies. The second half of the paper deals with the      ascendance of economic integration among Third World countries in the 1990s. Section      four articulates the new rationale that exists for economic integration among developing      countries. Section five then presents a short description of the ten Third World      integration schemes that have emerged during the last four years. The final section uses      the evaluative framework that was developed in section three in order to test the      efficacy of the two most advanced integration schemes of the 1990s: the Southern Cone      Common Market (Mercosur) and the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement.
Notes: Title from cover.

"NPS-NS-94-001."

"January 1994."

AD A278 840.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 55-58).

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