Comparative regional integration : Europe and beyond / [edited] by Finn Laursen.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents. Part 1: Introductory chapters -- 1 Regional integration: Some introductory reflections -- 2 Problems and divides in comprative regionalism -- Part 2: The EU and North America -- 3 The EU in comparative perspective: Comparing the EU and NAFTA -- 4 Critical interpretations of integration in North America and the European union: A comparative evaluation -- 5 The present and future of the north American integration: Similarities and differences with the European experience -- 6 The evolving labour relations dimension of the European regional system: A model for North America -- Part 3: The EU, The Americas and Africa -- 7 MERCOSUR and the European union: Politics in the making? -- 8 Why do Latin America integration systems differ from the EU model? -- 9 Judicial integration in the Americas?: A comparison of dispute settlement in NAFTA and MERCOSUR -- 10 New regionalisms post-economic partnership agreements: What prospects for sustainable development in Africa and the Caribbean -- Part 4: The EU, Asia and the Pacific -- 11 From AFTA to ASEAN economic community - Is ASEAN moving towards EU-style economic integration? -- 12 China and the East Asian regional proces -- Part V: Concluding Chapter -- 13 Requirements for regional integration: A comparative perspective on the EU, the Americas and East Asia.

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