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Comparing Regionalisms

Implications for Global Development

Comparing Regionalisms summarizes the UNU/WIDER international research project on the formation of world regions, and what implications this process will have for the future world order, particularly as far as the important issues of peace and development are concerned. This last volume in a series of five focuses on comparative research, covering all important regions of the world. Comparative studies are seen as the next step in regional analysis. Acknowledging the enormous variety of regional formations, the contributors nevertheless argue that a comparative approach to the dynamics of regionalization will provide important knowledge not only about the regions in question, but also about the emerging world order.

Table of contents
  1. 1. Regionalism, Security and Development: A Comparative Perspective
    Björn Hettne
  2. 2. Transnational Integration and National Disintegration Revisited
    Osvaldo Sunkel, Michael Mortimore
  3. 3. Regionalisms Compared: The African and Southeast Asian Experience
    Morten Bøås, Helge Hveem
  4. 4. Post-Hegemonic and Post-Socialist Regionalisms: A Comparison of East Asia and Central Europe
    Raimo Väyrynen
  5. 5. The European Union and NAFTA Compared
    Edmé Dominguez, Björn Hettne
  6. 6. Subregional Responses to Globalization: A Comparative Analysis
    James H. Mittelman
  7. 7. Key Issues in the New Regionalism: Comparisons from Asia, Africa and the Middle East
    Michael Schulz, Fredrik Söderbaum, Joakim Öjendal
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