Wealth through integration regional integration and poverty-reduction strategies in West Africa
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 paradi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
Springer
2013.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2013. |
| Series: | Insight and innovation in international development
Insight and Innovation in International Development ; 4 |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009469127706719 |
| Summary: | 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 in revenues from duties and taxes, which means that the available resources for public investments will also be reduced. There are now solid arguments for encouraging the less-developed countries to first emphasize regional integration before trying to access the global market. This book explores the issues linked to regional integration in West Africa and presents empirical data about the experiences in = West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) countries to converge their economies. It also examines how these efforts, which make a major contribution to regional integration, influence poverty reduction in the economic and monetary community. It will be of interest to researchers working in this area. . |
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| Item Description: | Originally published in French as Ayuk, Elias T. and Kabore, Samuel T. (Red.), S'integrer pour s'enrichir, Springer, 2012. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (313 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781552505441 9781461444152 |
