The Institutional Transformation of the Economic Community of West African States

Kofi Oteng Kufuor (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

190 Seiten

2006
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-7546-4488-0 (ISBN)

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A unique analysis of regional economic integration in West Africa, this book is an exploration of the institutional evolution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). It uses the tools of the New Institutional Economics School (NIE) to explore the most recent ECOWAS Treaty.

This book examines regional economic integration in West Africa within the context of the institutional evolution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). It uses the tools of the New Institutional Economics School (NIE) to explore the origins and development of the most recent ECOWAS Treaty. Particular attention is given to the interface between domestic legal arrangements and the success of open markets at the regional and international levels.

Dr Kofi Otneg Kufuor is a Reader in the School of Law, University of East London, UK. He was previously Associate Fellow of the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House).

Contents: Preface; Introduction; Schools of thought for the study of ECOWAS: new institutional economics and ordoliberalism; The origins and evolution of regional integration in West Africa; The revised ECOWAS Treaty; The exclusion of domestic interests from decision-making within ECOWAS constituent units; The utility of National Courts and private citizens in ECOWAS; Recent centralizing tendencies in the community; Conclusion; Appendix; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	28.7.2006
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Finanzwissenschaft
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie
ISBN-10	0-7546-4488-X / 075464488X
ISBN-13	978-0-7546-4488-0 / 9780754644880
Zustand	Neuware