| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 205 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
The phenomenon of regional integration -- Explaining regional integration -- Themes and organization of the book -- Caveats -- A review of theoretical approaches to integration -- Political-science approaches to integration -- Economic approaches to integration -- Explaining regional integration -- Externalities, transaction costs, and demand for institutional change -- Externalities, transaction costs, and demand for integration -- The supply of integration -- Integration and economic performance -- The external effects of integration -- Integration in Europe -- The European Union -- The Zollverein -- Failed European integration schemes -- Integration outside Europe -- Integration in Latin America -- Integration in Asia -- Integration in North America |
| Summary |
In the late 1980s regional integration emerged as one of the most important developments in world politics. It is not a new phenomenon, however, and this 1999 book presents an analysis of integration across time, and across regions. Walter Mattli examines projects in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Europe, but also in Latin America, North America and Asia since the 1950s. Using the tools of political economy, he considers why some integration schemes have succeeded while many others have failed; what forces drive the process of integration; and under what circumstances outside countries seek to join. Unlike traditional political science approaches, the book stresses the importance of market forces in determining the outcome of integration; but unlike purely economic analyses, it also highlights the impact of institutional factors. The book will provide students of political science, economics, and European studies with a framework for the study of international cooperation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
International economic integration
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Regionalism (International organization)
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European federation.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- Economics.
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Analyse comparative.
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UE/CE Etats membres.
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UE/CE Historique et perspectives.
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Intégration régionale.
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Intégration économique.
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UE/CE Intégration.
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UE/CE Fédéralisme.
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European federation
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International economic integration
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Regionalism (International organization)
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Regionale integratie.
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Europese integratie.
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Régionalisme -- Europe.
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Régionalisation économique.
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Intégration économique internationale.
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| SUBJECT |
Europe -- Economic integration.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045678
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| Subject |
Europe.
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Amérique latine.
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Asie.
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Amérique du Nord.
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Europe
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Europa (geografie)
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Europe -- Intégration économique.
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Europe de l'Ouest -- Intégration économique.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0511007086 |
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9780511007088 |
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0511035896 |
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9780511035890 |
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9780511756238 |
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0511756232 |
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9780511051128 |
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0511051123 |
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0521635365 |
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9780521635363 |
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