Regional economic integration in Africa: A review of problems and prospects with a case study of comesa

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 357-394

  Geda, Alemayehu ^a   Kebret, Haile ^b  

^a AddisAbabaUniversity ^*  (Ethiopia)

^b Ethiopian Economic Policy Research Institute   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILATERAL AGREEMENT; ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; GLOBALIZATION; REGIONAL ECONOMY; TRADE FLOW; TRADE PERFORMANCE; TRADE POLICY;

AFRICA;

NEOTONCHUS;

EID: 44449089920     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejm021     Document Type: Review

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