Full Description
Over the past few decades states all around the globe have intensified institutionalized cooperation at the regional level. To deepen our understanding of state-led regionalism, the authors use an analytical framework comprising four main strands. First, they describe and explain the genesis and growth of regional organizations. Second, they account for institutional design, looking at important similarities and differences. Third, they examine the interaction between organizations and member states in an attempt to reveal factors that shape the level of commitment to and compliance with regional initiatives. Finally, they consider the impact of regional organizations on their member states. They conclude by providing a foundation for future research on the dynamic development of regionalism.
Contents
1: Introduction; 1: Roads to Regionalism: Concepts, Issues, and Cases; 2: Genesis and Growth; 2: Ephemeral Regionalism: The Proliferation of (Failed) Regional Integration Initiatives in Post-Soviet Eurasia; 3: Joining the Neighbors: The Accessions to ASEAN in the 1990s; 4: MERCOSUR: Integration through Presidents and Paymasters; 3: Institutional Design; 5: Explaining Differences in the Institutional Design of ASEAN and NAFTA; 6: Why Did NAFTA and ASEAN Set Up Dispute Settlement Procedures?; 7: Institutional Similarities Between Regional Organizations: An Analysis of ECOWAS and the Arab League; 4: Member States' behavior; 8: Does Regime Type Matter? Regional Integration from the Nation States' Perspectives in ECOWAS; 9: State Capacity and Compliance in ASEAN; 10: When Pigs Fly: ECOWAS and the Protection of Constitutional Order in Events of Coups d'État; 5: Effects on Member States; 11: MERCOSUR's Contribution to Democratic Consolidation; 12: ASEAN and Civil Society: An Incompatible Relationship?; 13: Monetary Integration Through the Backdoor: Does NAFTA Promote Monetary Policy Harmonization in North America?; 6: Conclusion; 14: Do All Roads Lead to Regionalism?
