Region-Building, Volume I : The Global Proliferation of Regional Integration

After two centuries of nation-building, the world has entered an era of region-building in search of political stability, cultural cohesion, and socio-economic development. Nations involved in the regional structures and integration schemes that are emerging in most regions of the world are deepenin...

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Auteur principal: Kühnhardt, Ludger 1958- (Auteur)
Format: Ebook
Langue:English
Publié: New York : Berghahn Books, 2006
Sujets:Regionalism (International organization) Regionalism Globalization
Description matérielle:Online-Ressource (506 p.)
Table des matières:
  • Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I - Framing the Issue; 1. Globalization, Regionalism, Integration; 2. Emulating the European Union?; Part II - A Global Survey; 3. Latim America and the Caribbean; 4. Asia; 5. Africa; 6. Pre-Integration in the Pacific Ocean; 7. De-integration in Eurasia; 8. Non-Integration in Regions with Geopolitical Tension; Part III -Context and Implication; 9. The European Union; 10. Democratic Governance, Regional Groupings, and World Order; 11. Perspectives for Democratic Region-Building; Bibliography; Index; About the Author;