- •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
2.3. International economic integration and globalization of world economy
The transition from industrial to post-industrial civilization internationalization of world economy reaches its high prevalence, defined the term "globalization." Determine feature content of globalization is the growing interdependence of economies of the world, more and more continuity and unity of the world economy through increased openness of national markets, the deepening of international division of labor and cooperation.
In a globalized world economy is quite striking trend towards the spread of global economic integration, which reflects the intention of integrating countries or groups of countries in the world economic space.
Global economic integration associated with the intentions and aspirations of the first development and transition countries become full actors in the economic links, enjoy the benefits that are guaranteed that status.
The tendency to the revival process of global economic integration to take effect in 80-90-ies. According to experts, it is accompanied by the intent of increasing the number of "challenge" of developed countries.
What to expect on that count of the country and transitional economy, seeking to strengthen its position in the global economy? Attractive for them the benefits of active participation in the economic links global level, including:
- access to innovative ideas, new technologies;
- improve the competitiveness of national economies;
- improving the resource base;
- features a large selection of markets;
- access to international financial markets.
There are indicators that restrict the opportunities of global economic integration are determined according to different opportunities and participation in the development countries and countries with economies in transition. It is believed that the speed of global integration significantly influence various types of public policy, namely:
• Macroeconomic policy;
• trade regime and investment climate;
• policy on economic infrastructure, especially telecommunications and transport.
Basically, the phenomenon and process of global integration - a relatively new and little explored.
Control questions and tasks
1. Does an international economic integration associate with the process of internationalization of economic life?
2. What is the meaning of international economic integration?
3. What leads to the conditions of integration in the economic sphere?
4. On what principles-based integration process?
5. What features characterized by globalization of world economy?
6. Identify the impacts of globalization on the integration processes in the global economy.
Lecture 3. Western European model of international economic and political integration
3.1. The main stages of the European Union:
3.1.1. European Coal and Steel Agency;
3.1.2. System of the European Communities.
3.1.3. Single European Act.
3.2. Institutional and political super structure of the EU.
3.3. Maastricht agreement. The formation of the European Monetary Union.
3.4. Enlargement of the EU at the beginning of the XXI century.
3.5. Place of the EU in ILD. Foreign economic relations.