| Regional Economic Integration in West Africa 2014 Edition Contributor(s): Seck, Diery (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3319012819 ISBN-13: 9783319012810 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development - Business & Economics | Urban & Regional |
| Dewey: 338.9 |
| Series: Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Developme |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.20 lbs) 267 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book presents a number of key studies pertaining to the most pressing challenges of economic regional integration in West Africa. The issues of monetary coordination, foreign exchange volatility, taxation, savings and macroeconomic convergence are investigated from a regional perspective. The characteristics of West Africa's trade policy are reviewed and assessed in comparison to that of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The extent to which regional integration can tackle the challenge of unemployment is the focus of studies on labour markets. Development of the private sector and coordination of regional cross-border transportation are examined through the lens of economic collaboration between Arab and African countries. The book provides fresh new answers to persistent development questions and sheds new light on long-held views that are either incomplete or no longer true. It also opens new perspectives on the search for sustainable avenues for Africa's development. In this regard, it may contribute to the emergence of a new paradigm on Africa's development process and its science-based, policy-oriented implementation. |