The article investigates the diffusion of the principle of subsidiarity to select regional integration regimes in Latin America (Mercosur, Andean Community) and Africa (ECOWAS, EAC, SADC). It finds that even in contexts in which the institutional design of a regional integration regime appears...

The paper discusses salient features involved in the recently proliferating initiatives of regional economic integration, especially in transport infrastructure and trade facilitation. It first conceptualizes causal relationships among cross-border transport infrastructure, trade costs, trade...