This book presents a theory of economic integration in developing regions, where the level of intraregional economic interdependence is low and the dependence on extra-regional economic relations is high. It argues that the success or failure of regional integration in the Global South is to a large degree dependent on the reaction of extra-regional actors in Europe, North America and Northeast Asia. In doing so, it demonstrates that longstanding European integration theories cannot be successfully applied to other world regions, where economic conditions are fundamentally different. By providing detailed empirical analyses that are systematic in their use of a common theoretical and methodological framework the authors fill a significant lacuna in our understanding of these issues. This edited volume will appeal to students and scholars of comparative regionalism, area studies and global governance.

Autorentext
Sebastian Krapohl is Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Inhalt
Chapter 1. Introduction: Integration Theory and the New Regionalism; Sebastian Krapohl.- Part I. Theory and Methods.- Chapter 2. Two Logics of Regional Integration and the Games Regional Actors Play: A Theoretical Framework for the Analysis of Regional Economic Cooperation and Defection; Sebastian Krapohl.- Chapter 3. Case Selection and Research Methods for a Comparative Analysis of Developing Regions; Sebastian Krapohl.- Part II. The Economic Structures of Different World Regions.- Chapter 4. Trade Network Analyses: The Economic Structures of the EC/EU, ASEAN, MERCOSUR and SADC; Simon Fink and Daniel Rempe.- Part III. Cases of Regional Cooperation and Defection in Developing Regions.- Chapter 5. ASEAN: Extra-regional Cooperation Triggers Regional Integration; Sebastian Krapohl.- Chapter 6. MERCOSUR: The Ups and Downs of Regional Integration in South America; Katharina L. Meißner.- Chapter 7. SADC: Extra-Regional Trade Relations Constrain Deeper Market Integration; Johannes Muntschick.- Part IV. Concluding Remarks.- Comparing Regional Cooperation and Defection in ASEAN, MERCOSUR and SADC; Sebastian Krapohl.