Factors that Contribute to (or Detract from) Successful Outcomes in African Regional Agreements

Regional Integration Agreements (RIAs) have proliferated in Africa and the complexity of issues surrounding their formation has increased. This paper describes the different Regional Integration Agreements in Africa, their history, members and reported rationale. It classifies them along three dimen...

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Main Authors:	Alva, M., Behar, A.
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	World Development Report 2009
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9101

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spelling	okr-10986-91012021-04-23T14:02:44Z Factors that Contribute to (or Detract from) Successful Outcomes in African Regional Agreements Alva, M. Behar, A. World Development Report 2009 Regional Integration Agreements (RIAs) have proliferated in Africa and the complexity of issues surrounding their formation has increased. This paper describes the different Regional Integration Agreements in Africa, their history, members and reported rationale. It classifies them along three dimensions: 1) according to the different levels of regional integration they have attained; 2) according to three broad triggering motivations for their formation; and 3) according to whether or not they are active. RIAs developed explicitly or exclusively for trade have rarely achieved a high degree of integration. Rather, historical and political features appear to be important in forging bonds between countries. This preliminary investigation finds no conclusive evidence of increased trade, nor of diversion in trade patterns. 2012-06-26T15:38:25Z 2012-06-26T15:38:25Z 2009 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9101 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Africa
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description	Regional Integration Agreements (RIAs) have proliferated in Africa and the complexity of issues surrounding their formation has increased. This paper describes the different Regional Integration Agreements in Africa, their history, members and reported rationale. It classifies them along three dimensions: 1) according to the different levels of regional integration they have attained; 2) according to three broad triggering motivations for their formation; and 3) according to whether or not they are active. RIAs developed explicitly or exclusively for trade have rarely achieved a high degree of integration. Rather, historical and political features appear to be important in forging bonds between countries. This preliminary investigation finds no conclusive evidence of increased trade, nor of diversion in trade patterns.
author	Alva, M. Behar, A.
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title	Factors that Contribute to (or Detract from) Successful Outcomes in African Regional Agreements
title_short	Factors that Contribute to (or Detract from) Successful Outcomes in African Regional Agreements
title_full	Factors that Contribute to (or Detract from) Successful Outcomes in African Regional Agreements
title_fullStr	Factors that Contribute to (or Detract from) Successful Outcomes in African Regional Agreements
title_full_unstemmed	Factors that Contribute to (or Detract from) Successful Outcomes in African Regional Agreements
title_sort	factors that contribute to (or detract from) successful outcomes in african regional agreements
publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate	2012
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9101
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Factors that Contribute to (or Detract from) Successful Outcomes in African Regional Agreements

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