Comparative regionalisms for development in the 21st century : insights from the global south / edited by Emmanuel Fanta, Timothy M. Shaw, Vanessa T. Tang
Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Notes on Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; IntroductionComparative Regionalisms for Development in the 21st Century: Insights from the Global South; 1 Competitive Bilateralism or Regionalism: A South African Perspective; 2 Understanding Regional Integration Policies in Africa; 3 UNASUR in the Context of a Changing Regional Environment: Prospects and Challenges; 4 Constraints to Regional Integration in Central Africa; 5 Development in the Caribbeans After a Half-century of Independence
6 Regional Integration in the Pacific7 Regional Aid for Trade in Africa: Time to Walk the Talk; 8 Food Security in ECOWAS; 9 Impact of Regional Integration on Human Rights Protection in Africa; 10 The Role of Regional Parliaments in Enhancing Democracy in the South; 11 Regional Economic Integration in Africa: Impediments to Progress?; 12 Regional Formations and Global Governance; Conclusion; Appendix; List of Websites; Index
Summary
This responding volume has four interrelated topics. It explores the transformation taking place in/with regard to the financing of development in the Global South and the apparition of new players in the field. The emergence of 'New Regionalisms' in the South and the usefulness of these experiences for comparative studies of regional relationship is explicated. It turns its attention to new forms of transnational governance that are emerging and the role that a novelty of actors play in this 'new multilateralism'. Finally, it looks into the implications of this trio of novel directions and pl