Racing to regionalize : democracy, capitalism, and regional political economy / edited by Kenneth P. Thomas, Mary Ann Tétreault.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Thomas, Kenneth P.

Tétreault, Mary Ann, 1942-

Series:

International political economy yearbook ; v. 11.

International political economy yearbook ; v. 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trade blocs.

Regionalism--Economic aspects.

Regionalism.

International economic integration.

Capitalism.

Physical Description:

viii, 275 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1999.

Contents:

1 Theories of Integration in a New Context: The Gulf Cooperation Council / Fred H. Lawson 7

2 Assessing the "New" Integration: The Mercosur Trade Agreement / Barbara Jenkins 33

3 Foreign Direct Investment in the Context of Regionalism: The Case of APEC / Davis B. Bobrow, Robert T. Kudrle 57

4 Who Got What and Why: Constructing North American Free Trade / William P. Avery, H. Richard Friman 87

5 Trade Liberalization and Environmental Regulations: Regional Interests and Ideas in Europe and North America / Erik Beukel 113

6 Citizenship Policy in a Global Framework: The Case of the European Union / Antje Wiener 141

7 Democracy, Human Rights, and the Transformation of Civil Society: The Case of the New North America / Laura Macdonald 167

8 Regional Integration and Critique: Raising the Possibility of Counterhegemony / Teresa Healy 193

9 The Middle East: Eternally Out of Step with History? / Paul Aarts 201

10 On the Politico-Economic Conditions for Maintaining Accountability and Sovereignty in the Era of Globalization / Hartmut Elsenhans 211.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-258).

Includes index.

ISBN:

1555875823

OCLC:

40734980