Regional Cooperation, and the Role of International Organizations and Regional Integration
The authors examine regional cooperation among neighboring countries in the area of regional public goods. These public goods include water basins (such as lakes, rivers, and underground water), infrastructure (such as roads, railways, and dams), e...
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okr-10986-192632021-04-23T14:03:42Z Regional Cooperation, and the Role of International Organizations and Regional Integration Schiff, Maurice Winters, L. Alan AGRICULTURE AIR POLLUTION AVAILABLE WATER BASIN DEVELOPMENT BILATERAL AGREEMENT BILATERAL COOPERATION CANALS CENTRAL SERVICES COAL COMPENSATION CONSTRUCTION COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS COOPERATIVE EQUILIBRIUM DEBRIS DEBT DEFORESTATION DELTAS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DISCHARGE DOWNSTREAM COUNTRIES ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIES OF SCALE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES EQUILIBRIUM EVAPORATION EVAPORATION LOSSES EXPLOITATION EXPORT EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL RESOURCES FISH FISHING FISHING GROUNDS GROUNDWATER HEALTH PROBLEMS INTERNATIONAL WATER RESOURCES IRRIGATION IRRIGATION WATER LAKES LEGISLATION LITTORAL MARINE ECOSYSTEMS MARINE ENVIRONMENT POLICY MAKERS POLLUTION POLLUTION CONTROL PRICE OF WATER PRIOR APPROPRIATION PROGRAMS PROPERTY RIGHTS PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT PUBLIC GOODS QUALITY OF WATER RAINFALL REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT RIPARIAN RIPARIAN COUNTRIES RIPARIAN STATES RIVER BASIN RIVER BASINS RIVER COURSE RIVERS ROUTES SEA SEAS SEEPAGE SHIPS SOILS SOLID WASTE SURPLUS WATER TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS TRANSPARENCY TREATIES USE OF WATER WASTE DISPOSAL WASTE MANAGEMENT WATER AGREEMENTS WATER BASINS WATER CONSUMPTION WATER DEVELOPMENT WATER DIVERSION WATER LEVELS WATER MANAGEMENT WATER POLLUTION WATER QUALITY WATER RIGHTS WATER SCARCITY WATER SHORTAGE WATER SUPPLY WATER USE WATERS REGIONAL COOPERATION MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS REGIONAL INTEGRATION PUBLIC GOODS WATER RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE ENERGY RESOURCES ENVIRONMENT FINANCIAL RESOURCES COOPERATIVE PLANNING REGIONAL INTEGRATION AGREEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK CASE STUDIES The authors examine regional cooperation among neighboring countries in the area of regional public goods. These public goods include water basins (such as lakes, rivers, and underground water), infrastructure (such as roads, railways, and dams), energy, and the environment. Their analysis focuses on developing countries and the potentially beneficial role that international organizations and regional integration may play in bringing the relevant countries to a cooperative equilibrium. A major problem in reaching a cooperative solution is likely to be the lack of trust. If neighboring countries do not trust each other because of past problems, they may fail to reach a cooperative solution as each tries to maximize its gain from the regional public good. These strategies typically do not account for spillover effects and ultimately leads to losses for all parties. Other constraints on reaching a cooperative solution are its complexity and the financial requirements. Two types of institutions may help resolve some or all of these problems. International organizations can help with trust, expertise, and financing. The United Nations and the World Bank have been involved in a number of such projects in Africa, Asia, and elsewhere, and have been successful in helping parties reach cooperative solutions. Regional integration agreements, though not necessary for regional cooperation, may also be helpful by embedding the negotiations on regional cooperation in a broader institutional framework. The authors examine these issues with the support of both analysis and a number of case studies. 2014-08-05T21:17:34Z 2014-08-05T21:17:34Z 2002-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/07/1976187/regional-cooperation-role-international-organizations-regional-integration http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19263 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2872 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research |
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AGRICULTURE AIR POLLUTION AVAILABLE WATER BASIN DEVELOPMENT BILATERAL AGREEMENT BILATERAL COOPERATION CANALS CENTRAL SERVICES COAL COMPENSATION CONSTRUCTION COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS COOPERATIVE EQUILIBRIUM DEBRIS DEBT DEFORESTATION DELTAS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DISCHARGE DOWNSTREAM COUNTRIES ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIES OF SCALE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES EQUILIBRIUM EVAPORATION EVAPORATION LOSSES EXPLOITATION EXPORT EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL RESOURCES FISH FISHING FISHING GROUNDS GROUNDWATER HEALTH PROBLEMS INTERNATIONAL WATER RESOURCES IRRIGATION IRRIGATION WATER LAKES LEGISLATION LITTORAL MARINE ECOSYSTEMS MARINE ENVIRONMENT POLICY MAKERS POLLUTION POLLUTION CONTROL PRICE OF WATER PRIOR APPROPRIATION PROGRAMS PROPERTY RIGHTS PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT PUBLIC GOODS QUALITY OF WATER RAINFALL REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT RIPARIAN RIPARIAN COUNTRIES RIPARIAN STATES RIVER BASIN RIVER BASINS RIVER COURSE RIVERS ROUTES SEA SEAS SEEPAGE SHIPS SOILS SOLID WASTE SURPLUS WATER TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS TRANSPARENCY TREATIES USE OF WATER WASTE DISPOSAL WASTE MANAGEMENT WATER AGREEMENTS WATER BASINS WATER CONSUMPTION WATER DEVELOPMENT WATER DIVERSION WATER LEVELS WATER MANAGEMENT WATER POLLUTION WATER QUALITY WATER RIGHTS WATER SCARCITY WATER SHORTAGE WATER SUPPLY WATER USE WATERS REGIONAL COOPERATION MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS REGIONAL INTEGRATION PUBLIC GOODS WATER RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE ENERGY RESOURCES ENVIRONMENT FINANCIAL RESOURCES COOPERATIVE PLANNING REGIONAL INTEGRATION AGREEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK CASE STUDIES |
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AGRICULTURE AIR POLLUTION AVAILABLE WATER BASIN DEVELOPMENT BILATERAL AGREEMENT BILATERAL COOPERATION CANALS CENTRAL SERVICES COAL COMPENSATION CONSTRUCTION COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS COOPERATIVE EQUILIBRIUM DEBRIS DEBT DEFORESTATION DELTAS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DISCHARGE DOWNSTREAM COUNTRIES ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIES OF SCALE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES EQUILIBRIUM EVAPORATION EVAPORATION LOSSES EXPLOITATION EXPORT EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL RESOURCES FISH FISHING FISHING GROUNDS GROUNDWATER HEALTH PROBLEMS INTERNATIONAL WATER RESOURCES IRRIGATION IRRIGATION WATER LAKES LEGISLATION LITTORAL MARINE ECOSYSTEMS MARINE ENVIRONMENT POLICY MAKERS POLLUTION POLLUTION CONTROL PRICE OF WATER PRIOR APPROPRIATION PROGRAMS PROPERTY RIGHTS PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT PUBLIC GOODS QUALITY OF WATER RAINFALL REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT RIPARIAN RIPARIAN COUNTRIES RIPARIAN STATES RIVER BASIN RIVER BASINS RIVER COURSE RIVERS ROUTES SEA SEAS SEEPAGE SHIPS SOILS SOLID WASTE SURPLUS WATER TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS TRANSPARENCY TREATIES USE OF WATER WASTE DISPOSAL WASTE MANAGEMENT WATER AGREEMENTS WATER BASINS WATER CONSUMPTION WATER DEVELOPMENT WATER DIVERSION WATER LEVELS WATER MANAGEMENT WATER POLLUTION WATER QUALITY WATER RIGHTS WATER SCARCITY WATER SHORTAGE WATER SUPPLY WATER USE WATERS REGIONAL COOPERATION MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS REGIONAL INTEGRATION PUBLIC GOODS WATER RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE ENERGY RESOURCES ENVIRONMENT FINANCIAL RESOURCES COOPERATIVE PLANNING REGIONAL INTEGRATION AGREEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK CASE STUDIES Schiff, Maurice Winters, L. Alan Regional Cooperation, and the Role of International Organizations and Regional Integration |
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Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2872 |
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The authors examine regional cooperation
among neighboring countries in the area of regional public
goods. These public goods include water basins (such as
lakes, rivers, and underground water), infrastructure (such
as roads, railways, and dams), energy, and the environment.
Their analysis focuses on developing countries and the
potentially beneficial role that international organizations
and regional integration may play in bringing the relevant
countries to a cooperative equilibrium. A major problem in
reaching a cooperative solution is likely to be the lack of
trust. If neighboring countries do not trust each other
because of past problems, they may fail to reach a
cooperative solution as each tries to maximize its gain from
the regional public good. These strategies typically do not
account for spillover effects and ultimately leads to losses
for all parties. Other constraints on reaching a cooperative
solution are its complexity and the financial requirements.
Two types of institutions may help resolve some or all of
these problems. International organizations can help with
trust, expertise, and financing. The United Nations and the
World Bank have been involved in a number of such projects
in Africa, Asia, and elsewhere, and have been successful in
helping parties reach cooperative solutions. Regional
integration agreements, though not necessary for regional
cooperation, may also be helpful by embedding the
negotiations on regional cooperation in a broader
institutional framework. The authors examine these issues
with the support of both analysis and a number of case studies. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Schiff, Maurice Winters, L. Alan |
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Schiff, Maurice Winters, L. Alan |
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Schiff, Maurice |
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Regional Cooperation, and the Role of International Organizations and Regional Integration |
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Regional Cooperation, and the Role of International Organizations and Regional Integration |
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Regional Cooperation, and the Role of International Organizations and Regional Integration |
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Regional Cooperation, and the Role of International Organizations and Regional Integration |
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Regional Cooperation, and the Role of International Organizations and Regional Integration |
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regional cooperation, and the role of international organizations and regional integration |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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