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Connectivity is the key building block of convergence and cohesion in any regional integration initiative. Development of connectivity across any region - especially of transportation linkages, energy pipelines, and information and communication technology - contributes to integration by...
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Galvanized by the devastation of the Second World War, European countries achieved a historically unprecedented and unparalleled level of regional economic integration in the postwar period. Intensive cooperation between the two biggest powers of continental Western Europe, France, and Germany,...
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Covering major Asian economic blocs and dialogues, this study comprehensively reviews the true progress of "Asian" economic integration in comparison with the European Union (EU) and examines the factors contributing to the integration. The results show that comprehensive continent-wide economic...
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true in the context of South Asia, which has experienced rapid economic growth. However, wide disparity exists in terms of … natural resource and energy constraints, are critical for Asia's long-term growth and development. In particular, people see …. In particular, the paper provides a growth nexus overview of Asia in the face of a resource-constrained future and …
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replacement for the European Monetary System. The organization of the EEMU was designed to support sustainable economic growth and …
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economic growth is the core area of this paper. It covers the impacts of regional economic integration of Central Asia Regional … Economic Cooperation (CAREC) member countries on their trade and GDP growth. Though several bilateral and multilateral …-related infrastructure and GDP growth. The most important conclusion is the identification of short-term external borrowing as the most …
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This paper presents three approaches to the evaluation of cross-border transport infrastructure in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). First, it estimates benefit-cost ratios for selected segments of economic corridors. The results indicate differing degrees of economic viability among different...
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EU is run under the leadership of its heavyweights (France and Germany), added to the EU's unfulfilled promises of growth …
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Europe and Asia followed very different paths to economic integration after 1945. By 2000, an economic union with free movement of goods and factors of production and a common currency linked much of Europe. Meanwhile, effective economic integration agreements were absent from Asia, although...
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impact of energy innovation on GHG emissions. Given the ecologically unsustainable economic growth trajectory of Asian …
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