Factors shaping regional integration in Europe, Asia, and Africa : the validity of competing theories

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dc.contributor.authorChen, Jie
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorSiraroff, Alan
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-13T18:05:22Z
dc.date.available2012-04-13T18:05:22Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionx, 327 leaves : ill. ; 29 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractThis research summarizes, compares and analyzes the origins and developments of integration in Europe, Asia and Africa since World War Two. There have been some interesting findings. Europe has been the most successful region, having realized free movements of people, goods, services and money in several countries within the European Union (EU). Africa has been more advanced in institutional integration than Asia, although its level of economic development, constrained by instability, corruption, and poor socio-economic conditions, has hindered integration; meanwhile, its regional economic communities (RECs) have been more successful than the continental organization. Despite the improved economic conditions, Asia has been experiencing difficulties in community building due to lack of consensus and a partnership among major powers. There has not been any continental organization in Asia; nor has the subregional grouping, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), progressed far in economic and political integration.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/2637
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Political Science, c2011en_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Political Scienceen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectRegionalism -- Asia -- Cross cultural studiesen_US
dc.subjectRegionalism -- Europe -- Cross cultural studiesen_US
dc.subjectRegionalism -- Africa -- Cross cultural studiesen_US
dc.subjectIntergovernmental cooperation -- Asia -- Evaluationen_US
dc.subjectIntergovernmental cooperation -- Europe -- Evaluationen_US
dc.subjectIntergovernmental cooperation -- Africa -- Evaluationen_US
dc.subjectInternational relationsen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleFactors shaping regional integration in Europe, Asia, and Africa : the validity of competing theoriesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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