- •International Economic Integration. Course of lectures
- •Introduction
- •1.1. Evolution of the global integration process
- •1.2. Traditional approaches to the scientific study of international economic integration.
- •1.2.1.Rynkova (liberal) school
- •1.2.2. Market-institutional direction
- •1.2.3. Dyryzhystskyy direction of integration theories
- •1.2.4. Theories of regional integration
- •1.3. Alternative theory of modern economic and political integration
- •1.3.1. Communication concept
- •1.3.2. "Functional Concept"
- •1.3.3. Neofunktsionalna concept
- •1.3.4. "Unifikatsiyna" concept
- •1.3.5. The concept of "regional integration ˮ
- •2.1. International economic and political integration and deepening of the internationalization of economic life
- •2.2. Preconditions and principles of international economic integration
- •2.3. International economic integration and globalization of world economy
- •3.1. The main stages of the European Union
- •3.1.1. European Coal and Steel
- •3.1.2. The system of the European Communities
- •3.1.3. Single European Act
- •3.2. Institutional and political super structure of the eu
- •Institutional and political
- •3.3. Maastricht Treaty
- •4.1. Integration trends in post-socialist countries of Central and Eastern Europe.
- •4.2. Strategy of the eu integration.
- •4.3. Features of the integration of post-socialist countries of Central and Eastern Europe into the European Union.
- •4.4. Problems of integrating cooperation within the European Union.
- •Lecture 5. Ukraine in international integaration process
- •5.1. Integration points and priorities of Ukraine
- •5.2. “Associated” membership in the Commonwealth of Independent States
- •5. 3. Ukraine - bsec
- •6.1. Peculiarities of integration in North America.
- •6.1.1. General|common| description of integration.
- •6.1.2. Specific features of the North-american free trade zone
- •6.1.3. Areas of trilateral cooperation
- •6.2. The interests of parties in the integration process
- •6.3. Nafta in the world integration process
- •Lecture 7. Integration Processes in Latin America.
- •7.1. Peculiarities of integration process in Latin American region
- •7.2. Models of the South American economic integration
- •7.2.1. Andean Community of Nations
- •7.2.2. Mercosur
- •7.3. Central America and Caribbean
- •7.4. Prospects for the integration development of Latin America
- •Lecture 8. Integration processes in Asia
- •8.1. Place of Asia in the world economic relations.
- •8.2. Association of Southeast Asian Nations (asean).
- •8.3. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
- •Lecture 9. Integration processes in Africa
- •9.1 The integration processes in Africa
- •9.2. Integration connections characteristics of the African countries.
- •9.3. Arab Maghreb Union
- •9.4. Iinternational integration process in the pool of the Indian Ocean
- •10.1. The system of United Nations Organization
- •10.2. Economic and Social Council
- •10.3. Factors of indirect influence on the global integration process
9.2. Integration connections characteristics of the African countries.
On the African continent in the second half of the twentieth century. There are associations that were dozens of regional and subregional against seek to cover different areas of economic cooperation. connection to shared natural resources.
There are:
a) general economic,
b) the currency -credit,
c)Unions for joint using of natural resourses ;
A) The first group of associations - general economic - quite numerous and include, inter alia
1. Economic Community of West Africa - Economic Community of West African States - ECOWAS. 16 countries. Established in 1975 and unites about This - trade and currency group, the largest in Africa, focused on , gradual coordination of economic programs, joint facilities at decrease differences between member states in economic and humanitarian spheres. In the ECOWAS - four commissions, including:
a) trade, customs taxes, immigration, monetary and payments system;
b) of industry, agriculture and natural resources;
c) of transport and telecommunications, energy;
d) Social and cultural issues. ECOWAS seeks through the elimination of internal tariffs and establishment of common external tariff in a customs union, and its ultimate goal - even a common market and monetary union. But experts say such dubious intent of this reason among the participating unity countries no real interest in the activities .
2. Economic Community of Eastern and Southern Africa was established in 1982 and unites about 17 States. It has the following main areas: coordination of economic programs, trade facilities, projects in the transport and policy, lending, joint at agriculture. objectives of unity - a gradual establishment of free trade, formation of common market. 9 States Parties of the organization carry out closer cooperation within the Conference of coordination the economic development of the independent countries of southern Africa. 3. Custom and Economic Union of Central Africa established in 1964 and unites about 7 States. Focused on creating a common market by the gradual unification of tax systems, removal of restrictions on trade, the introduction of customs exemptions, financial assistance for members that are not landlocked. C)monetary-credit union includes: 1. African Development Bank Group, which includes: African Development Bank, established in 1963 to promote economic development and social progress of member countries by mobilizing resources from both internal and external sources. Members of the bank are 52 continent states ,and since 1982 - 25 not regional states. African Development Fund, established in 1972. Provides financing on concessional terms to promote the contribution of the African Development Bank in economic and social development of the poorest African countries, members of the Bank. Membership: all ADB member countries and 25 states not regional. Nigeria Trust Fund. Established in 1976 by agreement between the Government of Nigeria and AFBR to promote the development of the Bank's member countries with low incomes by providing concessional loans. Fund resources is provided by the Government of Nigeria. 2. East African Development Bank - 1976, three Member States. 3. Development Bank of Central African States - 1975, 11 Member States and five other shareholders. C) The third group – cooperation because of common resource usage. Among them: 1. Niger River Basin Authority - 1964, 9 countries; 2. Lake Chad Basin Commission - 1964, 4 States and one observer; 3. The organization of operating and development of Kagera River Basin - 1977, 4 countries; 4. Constant Committee that fights against drought in the Sahara - 1973, 8 countries. Activities of these associations aimed at creating common objects/facilities, implementation of inter-farm programs, cooperation in lending. Special category represent integration groupings and organizations, which are aimed at attracting foreign financial, technical and other assistance. It concerns mainly: Arab Bank of Economic Development in Africa - 1973; Interstate Investment Institute, which provides credit cooperation of members of the Arab League with States Parties of SLA; African Development Fund - 1973, which includes more than 20 countries, mainly Western-european ,and also the USA, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and others. Also we can add,that 8 North African countries are members of the Arab Monetary Fund, and by the Islamic Development Bank, along with Arabic, includes 11 countries of tropical Africa. In addition to these, also in Africa widespread unities of countries-exporters certain types of raw materials and agricultural products, petroleum, phosphates, coffee, peanuts. Slowly but gaining strength bilateral economic cooperation.