Kofi Oteng Kufuor

The Institutional Transformation of the Economic Community of West African States

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A unique analysis of regional economic integration in West Africa, this book is an exploration of the institutional evolution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). It uses the tools of the New Institutional Economics School (NIE) to explore the most recent ECOWAS Treaty.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 190
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juli 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 449g
• ISBN-13: 9780754644880
• ISBN-10: 075464488X
• Artikelnr.: 47825990

Autorenporträt

Dr Kofi Otneg Kufuor is a Reader in the School of Law, University of East London, UK. He was previously Associate Fellow of the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House).

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface
Introduction
Schools of thought for the study of ECOWAS: new institutional economics and ordoliberalism
The origins and evolution of regional integration in West Africa
The revised ECOWAS Treaty
The exclusion of domestic interests from decision-making within ECOWAS constituent units
The utility of National Courts and private citizens in ECOWAS
Recent centralizing tendencies in the community
Conclusion
Appendix
Index.