Wealth Through Integration: Regional Integration and Poverty-Reduction Strategies in West Africa

by Elias T. Ayuk

Book Overview

Could regional integration be a first step toward joining the global market? In a context where liberalizing trade has not produced the expected gains in developing countries and growth in global trade has not led to the expected economic growth, an alternative solution has emerged. This new paradigm suggests that trade liberalization should be accompanied by public investment. However, by its very nature, trade liberalization leads to a reduction...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461448891
• ISBN13: 9781461448891
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 297 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"