Working Paper 26/1993: Integração regional em África e multilateralismo: Integração regional versus GATT?
Title: Working Paper 26/1993: Integração regional em África e multilateralismo: Integração regional versus GATT?
Author(s): Torres, Adelino
Publication Date: 1993
Publisher: ISEG - CEsA
Quotation: Torres, Adelino. 1993. "Integração regional em África e multilateralismo: Integração regional versus GATT?". Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão. CEsA - Documentos de Trabalho nº 26/1993
Abstract: Regional integration in Africa and the insertion of African economies in the global space through multilateralism are central issues for the African continent. However, the process of regional integration, which began in Africa about two decades ago, has proved to be disappointing despite some (modest) progress at the CEAO level, at the same time that the share of African exports in world exports has been decrease, with the consequent marginalization of the continent in the international economy. We defend, first of all, in this text that the African continent should reinforce the aspect of regional integration, without ever losing sight of its inclusion in the trade flows of the world economy. Regionalization thus appears as a transitional means, a preparatory phase during which African economies will have to undergo radical transformations, both economically and politically. Regional integration is a sine qua non condition for African development, but everything suggests that it is an insufficient condition in the medium and long term. The text evokes just some of the issues that underlie the debates between multilateralism and regional integration. In addition to the real or apparent dichotomies, the possible theoretical and practical solutions present a degree of complementarity that deserves to be deepened, not only in terms of the indispensable technical measures, but above all in terms of the concepts inscribed in the theory of knowledge that serve as a reference for them.
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/1183
Category: Working paper
Abstract:
In Integração regional em África e multilateralismo: Integração regional versus GATT? we discuss regional integration in Africa and the insertion of African economies in the global space through multilateralism are central issues for the African continent. However, the process of regional integration, which began in Africa about two decades ago, has proved to be disappointing despite some (modest) progress at the CEAO level, at the same time that the share of African exports in world exports has been decrease, with the consequent marginalization of the continent in the international economy. We defend, first of all, in this text that the African continent should reinforce the aspect of regional integration, without ever losing sight of its inclusion in the trade flows of the world economy. Regionalization thus appears as a transitional means, a preparatory phase during which African economies will have to undergo radical transformations, both economically and politically. Regional integration is a sine qua non condition for African development, but everything suggests that it is an insufficient condition in the medium and long term. The text evokes just some of the issues that underlie the debates between multilateralism and regional integration. In addition to the real or apparent dichotomies, the possible theoretical and practical solutions present a degree of complementarity that deserves to be deepened, not only in terms of the indispensable technical measures, but above all in terms of the concepts inscribed in the theory of knowledge that serve as a reference for them.
Quotation:
Torres, Adelino. 1993. “Integração regional em África e multilateralismo: Integração regional versus GATT?”. Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão. CEsA – Documentos de Trabalho nº 26/1993
