The Enigma of African Economic Integration

• 영문명: The Enigma of African Economic Integration
• 발행기관: 세종대학교 경제통합연구소
• 저자명: Ali M El-Agraa
• 간행물 정보: 『Journal of Economic Integration』제19권 제1호, 19~45쪽, 전체 27쪽
• 주제분류: 경제경영 > 경제학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2004.03.31

영문 초록

The paper is devoted to a critical examination of the aims set out in the Constitutive Act of the African Union (2000) and the Abuja Treaty of 1991 creating the African Economic Community within the general context of the proliferation in African economic integration schemes and the espousal by Africa of the New Partnership for Africais Development (NEPAD). Although the paper is sympathetic with the aims and aspirations set out in these documents and asks for more, it argues that they are not carefully thought out since the drafters seem to have been more impressed by the mere enumeration of items rather than their consistency. Hence, it fears that all indications suggest that Robson (1997) may prove correct when he states that ‘reculer pour mieux sauter is not a dictum that seems to carry much weight among African governments involved in regional integration. On the contrary, if a certain level of integration cannot be made to work, the reaction of policy makers has typically been to embark on something more elaborate, more advanced and more demanding in terms of administrative requirements and political commitment’.

목차

Ⅰ. Introduction

Ⅱ. The AU and AEC

Ⅲ. An Entangled Web of Schemes

Ⅳ. NEPAD

Ⅴ. How Can Africa Achieve All These Aims?

Ⅵ. Conclusion

키워드

African Union African economic community Economic integration MAP NEPAD OMEGA