Regional Integration Processes in ASEAN and ECOWAS: A Comparative Analysis of Political and Economic Dynamics and an Examination of Intra- Regional Trade Determinants Using Two Gravity Models

Proceso de integración regional en la ASEAN y la CEDEAO: Análisis comparado de las dinámicas políticas y económicas y estudio de los determinantes del comercio intrarregional mediante dos modelos de gravedad

Saad Chiekh Ahmed Abi El Maaly ()
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Saad Chiekh Ahmed Abi El Maaly: CREG - Centre de recherche en économie de Grenoble - UGA - Université Grenoble Alpes

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Abstract: This article offers a comparative analysis of regional integration processes within ASEAN and ECOWAS from the perspective of international political economy. It seeks to understand how the political and economic dimensions of integration interact within two groupings that display distinct institutional and economic trajectories. The conceptual framework combines the notions of regionalism and regionalization in order to capture both the political construction of regional organizations and the observed evolution of economic exchanges. Methodologically, the study draws on a qualitative analysis of institutions, governance modes, leadership patterns, and monetary and security arrangements, complemented by an empirical approach based on regionalization indicators and two gravity models. The article highlights the diversity of integration logics observed in Southeast Asia and West Africa and underlines the value of a comparative approach that links institutional dimensions with economic dynamics.

Keywords: International Political Economy; Gravity Models; ECOWAS; ASEAN; Regionalization; Regionalism; Regional Economic Integration; Comparative Regionalism; Regionalismo comparado; Integración económica regional; Regionalismo; Regionalización; CEDEAO; modelos de gravedad; Economía política internacional; Régionalisme comparé; Intégration économique régionale; Régionalisme; Régionalisation; Modèles de gravité; économie politique internationale (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-04-01
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