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    2. In this article Hass intends to explains the European integration and relate them to a broader subject of universal integration. 3. The author uses information derived from studying the European integration story and various other unions in different regions. 4. In this article, the idea is to study the European integration and to understand what are the precursors that lead to such a unionization and if it can be formulated in other regions in order to create a more organized system of governance

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    This study has indicated that there are some differences as to what determines the direction of bilateral trade flows across countries or regional economic blocs. The motives behind the formation of such arrangements disparate from region to region hence, there are differing arguments that explain the rationale for their set up. Developing countries’ regional blocs in general, African ones in particular, are often criticized for being politically oriented and this view has been partially supported

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    2. Regional Trade Arrangements in Africa and Their Motives Regionalism has become one of the buzz words in international trade diplomacy nowadays. There is almost no country in the world which does not have membership in one or two regional economic integrations, and the coverage and scope of these arrangements have grown more than ever before. Different authors have used different approaches to define the concept of regional integration. Therefore, it is important to discuss the definitions of

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    organisation of political and economic integration of the ten Southeast Asian Countries. ASEAN was formed on 8th August 1967, by Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand. Since then, the membership of ASEAN has extended to embrace within Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, BURMA, AND Vietnam too. The aims of ASEAN are accelerating the economic growth, increase social progress and sociocultural evolution among its members. Apart from this, maintain regional peace and security, widen the opportunities

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    Eu vs Nafta

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    transactions, business-to-business and payments by cheque. The euro transformed Europe (Warner, 1998) from “a jigsaw of costly protected markets into a vigorously competitive economic bloc, thereby enhancing international trade in the area”. The NAFTA: A Regional agreement without institutions NAFTA represents a market of 379 million people with $6.5 trillion in production. The drive behind NAFTA was the establishment of a free trade area. Despite being a trilateral, it aimed at increasing international

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    The ASEAN and the Private Sector The presence and influence of the private sector in Southeast Asia have never been strongly felt in the present time since the market collapse in the early 2000s. Governments and regional associations scurried in saving their economies by providing massive interventions in spending and funding. Much of the crises became the woe of the public and the private sector became more averse to business. Rohde (2011) posited that “restoring of financial confidence led to

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    has been the representative of regional economic cooperation and integration among developing countries. As part of the structural changes of the world economy, ASEAN has implemented intra-regional economic cooperation since 1976. The new goal is the establishment of the ASEAN Community which consisted of three pillars; ASEAN Political-Security Community, ASEAN Economic Community, and ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community. Since ASEAN has also been an important axis of regional economic cooperation and free

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    effectively with challenges of integration of new members as well as opens the possibility that the EU is not immune to similar occurrences in the future. Finally, since the onset of the European economic crisis, the EU has accessed only one new member in 2013 - Croatia. Thus, the stalling of EU explanation since the octet of the crisis can undoubtedly be attributed at least partially to economic factors. Ultimately, though, the long-term effects of this crisis on EU integration cannot be conclusively established

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    Since 1980s, international relations has had complicated and profound changes, among which the political complexion between countries is significantly faded. In particular, with the speeding of economic globalization and regional economic integration, the important role of economic force is gradually highlighted in the world’s political and economic relations. In recent years, China and Russia, as two of the most important emerging economies, have maintained relatively even economic growth under

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    has been phenomenal and the deepening of economic integration and larger trade volumes have led to both developed and developing nations to experience steady economic growth, especially at 10.1% in 2007 (ADB, 2015). Nevertheless, especially with China’s economic slowdown, the Asian region is facing problems such as decrease in labor force, labor productivity, and overall trade growth (ADB Report, 2015). In order to consolidate economic integration of the region, the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)

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