 What do Members of Regions have in Common?Sheila Page
Chapter 4 in Regionalism among Developing Countries, 2000, pp 66-80 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract The generalization that regions need some common interest to hold the members together needs to be broken down. This chapter will look for any attributes which seem universal among members of the most successful regions. Secondly, the political analysis which suggested that the level of common interests was a constraint on regions (see Chapter 2) means that we want to ask how much more diverse regions are than countries and how much less than the world. Given the diversity within countries, this is not a straightforward question, and the approach will be impressionistic. For regions which have existed for some time, it is useful to ask whether there has been a convergence of economies or common interests. Regions can be founded either to build interdependence or to administer and institutionalize existing interdependence. Over time, the two motives merge and interact. A comparison at any point cannot reflect this process. Keywords: Common Interest; Custom Union; Colonial History; Latin American Region; Andean Group (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-333-98268-6_4 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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