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Record Nr.

UNINA9910438072203321

Titolo

Wealth through integration : regional integration and poverty-reduction strategies in West Africa / / Elias T. Ayuk, Samuel T. Kabore, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, 2013

ISBN

1-55250-544-8

1-4614-4415-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 p.)

Collana

Insight and innovation in international development

Altri autori (Persone)

AyukElias T

KaboreSamuel T

Disciplina

338.966

Soggetti

Regionalism - Africa, West

Economic assistance, Domestic - Africa, West

Structural adjustment (Economic policy) - Africa, West

Poverty - Government policy - Africa, West

Africa, West Economic integration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published in French as Ayuk, Elias T. and Kabore, Samuel T. (Red.), S'integrer pour s'enrichir, Springer, 2012.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Economic convergence and fighting poverty -- pt. II. Regional financing instruments and fighting poverty.

Sommario/riassunto

Could regional integration be a first step toward joining the global market? In a context where liberalizing trade has not produced the expected gains in developing countries and growth in global trade has not led to the expected  economic growth, an alternative solution has emerged. This new paradigm  suggests that  trade liberalization should be accompanied by public investment. However, by its  very nature, trade liberalization leads to a reduction in revenues from duties and taxes, which means that the available resources for  public investments will also be reduced. There are now solid arguments for encouraging the less-developed countries to first emphasize regional integration before trying to access the global market. This book explores the issues linked to regional integration in West Africa and presents empirical data about  the experiences in = West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) countries to converge their economies. It also



examines how these efforts, which make a major contribution to regional integration, influence poverty reduction in the economic and monetary community.  It will be of interest to  researchers working in this area.    .