Can economic interdependence pacify the Middle East? While Middle Eastern countries have, for the most part, avoided the global trend of regionalism, this study provides empirical evidence that Middle Eastern countries with significant trade ties to other countries in the region do cooperate...

Can economic interdependence pacify the Middle East? While Middle Eastern countries have, for the most part, avoided the global trend of regionalism, this study provides empirical evidence that Middle Eastern countries with significant trade ties to other countries in the region do cooperate...

Understanding integration : the European model and a South American case -- A long-standing dream : historical experience with integration in Latin America -- The launching of Mercosur -- Mercosur's day in the sun : ambition meets its match -- Mercosur in slow-motion crisis -- The future of...

This book assesses South America's most ambitious attempt at economic integration, Mercosur, explaining the main - and inherent - weaknesses of the integration effort, through explicit comparison with the European experience with integration