Comparative regional integration : Europe and beyond / edited by Finn Laursen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Laursen, Finn.

Series:

International political economy of new regionalisms series.

The international political economy of new regionalisms series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International economic integration.

Regionalism (International organization).

Regionalism.

International relations.

Security, International.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (307 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book includes up-to-date studies of regional integration efforts in all major parts of the world, especially North America, South America and East Asia. In many cases these efforts are compared with the EU, where integration has progressed much further. Some important questions are asked: What explains the variation in achievements? What kind of agreements and institutions are needed to produce regional integration? Is 'pooling and delegation' of sovereignty necessary to overcome 'collective action problems'? How important is regional leadership? Various schools of thought are represented

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; List of Abbreviations; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I Introductory Chapters; 1 Regional Integration: Some Introductory Reflections; 2 Problems and Divides in Comparative Regionalism; Part II The EU and North America; 3 The EU in Comparative Perspective: Comparing the EU and NAFTA; 4 Critical Interpretations of Integration in North America and the European Union; 5 The Present and Future of North American Integration; 6 The Evolving Labour Relations Dimension of the European Regional System

Part III The EU, The Americas and Africa7 MERCOSUR and the European Union: Polities in the Making?; 8 Why do Latin American Integration Systems Differ from the EU Model?; 9 Judicial Integration in the Americas?: A Comparison of Dispute Settlement in NAFTA and MERCOSUR; 10 New Regionalisms Post-Economic Partnership Agreement; Part IV The EU, Asia and The Pacific; 11 From AFTA to ASEAN Economic Community - Is ASEAN Moving Towards EU-style Economic Integration?; 12 China and the East Asian Regional Process; Part V Concluding Chapter; 13 Requirements for Regional Integration; Index

Notes:

First published 2010 by Ashgate Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-351-95002-9

1-351-95003-7

1-315-25976-1

1-282-57245-8

9786612572456

1-4094-0182-0

9781315259765

OCLC:

609862244