Institutional Transformation of the Economic Community of West - African State

Zusatztext 'A significant contribution to the scholarship on the challenges to economic integration among African States.' Ben Chigara! Brunel University! UK Informationen zum Autor 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). Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

Product details

• Authors: Kofi Oteng Kufuor, Kufuor Kofi Oteng
• Publisher: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.07.2006
• EAN: 9780754644880
• ISBN: 978-0-7546-4488-0
• No. of pages: 200
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Money & Monetary Policy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, Monetary Economics, West Africa, International Trade, International trade and commerce