UNITED NATIONS
    • Knowledge Service Section
    • About
    • Blog
    • Help
  • My Account
  • Knowledge Service Section
  • About
  • Blog
  • Help
Knowledge Repository
English | Français

43254 publications

Advanced Search
View Item 
  •   ECA IR Home
  • Communities and Collections developed on the Browse
  • Flagship Publications
  • Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA)
  • View Item
  •   ECA IR Home
  • Communities and Collections developed on the Browse
  • Flagship Publications
  • Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA)
  • View Item
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

Assessing Regional Integration in Africa II : Rationalizing Regional Economic Communities

Thumbnail
View
bib-42496_I.pdf
Download
bib-42496_I.pdf (2.792Mb)
Published
2006-05
Author(s)/Corporate Author (s)
Ross-Larson, Bruce Clifford, 1942-;
United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa;
African Union Commission;
Share
 Facebook
 Twitter
 Linkedin
Metadata
Show full item record
Abstract
This report focuses on the rationalization of the regional economic communities—one of the main challenges confronting Africa in its quest for full integration. In addition to documenting the major achievements of the regional economic communities, the report shows how overlapping regional economic communities and multiple memberships by African countries are slowing integration. The focus on rationalization is premised on the idea that efficiency and effectiveness are supreme, because the overlapping regional economic communities and multiple memberships are associated with large resource costs and seriously binding financial constraints. Rationalization would make it easier for African countries to meet their financial obligations to the regional economic communities. Above all, rationalization would allow the continent to reap the full benefits of integration—particularly those for growth and for trade within and outside Africa.
Citation
“Ross-Larson, Bruce Clifford, 1942-; United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa; African Union Commission (2006-05). Assessing Regional Integration in Africa II : Rationalizing Regional Economic Communities. Addis Ababa :. © UN. ECA,. https://hdl.handle.net/10855/5611”
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/10855/5611
Collections
  • African Trade Policy Centre [2316]
  • Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA) [17]
  • Capacity Development [656]
  • Social Development [5672]
  • Trade [2553]
 

Related items

Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.

    Thumbnail
    Regional workshop on mainstreaming regional integration at national level, 5 February 2013, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: opening remarks by Stephen Karingi, Director, Regional Integration, Infrastructure and Trade Division
    United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa.
    “Karingi, Stephen N.; United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. (2013-01). Regional workshop on mainstreaming regional integration at national level, 5 February 2013, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: opening remarks by Stephen Karingi, Director, Regional Integration, Infrastructure and Trade Division. UN. ECA Regional Workshop on Mainstreaming Regional Integration at National Level (2013, Feb. 5: Addis Ababa, Ethipia). Addis Ababa:. © UN. ECA,. https://hdl.handle.net/10855/31010”
    Thumbnail
    Regional workshop on mainstreaming regional integration at national level, 5 February 2013, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: opening remarks by Stephen Karingi, Director, Regional Integration, Infrastructure and Trade Division
    United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa
    “Stephen N., Karingi; United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa (2013-01). Regional workshop on mainstreaming regional integration at national level, 5 February 2013, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: opening remarks by Stephen Karingi, Director, Regional Integration, Infrastructure and Trade Division. UN. ECA Regional Workshop on Mainstreaming Regional Integration at National Level (2013, Feb. 5: Addis Ababa, Ethipia). Addis Ababa:. © UN. ECA,. ”
    Thumbnail
    Regional workshop on mainstreaming regional integration at national level, 5 February 2013, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: opening remarks by Stephen Karingi, Director, Regional Integration, Infrastructure and Trade Division
    United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa
    “Karingi, Stephen N.; United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa (2013-01). Regional workshop on mainstreaming regional integration at national level, 5 February 2013, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: opening remarks by Stephen Karingi, Director, Regional Integration, Infrastructure and Trade Division. UN. ECA Regional Workshop on Mainstreaming Regional Integration at National Level (2013, Feb. 5: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia). Addis Ababa :. © UN. ECA,. ”
Browse
All of ECA IRCommunities & CollectionsTitleAuthorSubjectBy Issue DateECA Conference ProceedingsFlagship PublicationHas File(s)SpeechesPress ReleasesResolutionsBest PracticesThis CollectionTitleAuthorSubjectBy Issue DateECA Conference ProceedingsFlagship PublicationHas File(s)SpeechesPress ReleasesResolutionsBest Practices
My Account
My AccountRegister
Reporting Suite
Most Popular ItemsStatistics by CountryMost Popular Authors
A service provided by the Economic Commission for Africa - Contact Us - Send Feedback
Follow us: