Identifying European economicintegration and globalization : a review of concepts and measures
Economic geography ; Economicintegration ; Economic policy ; Europe ; European Union ; Globalization ; Gross domestic product ; International trade ; Trade agreement ; Transaction cost
Processes of regional economicintegration such as the European integration process have been shaping the economic relations between countries significantly during the last decades. At the same time an increasing integration of all national
economies into the global economy has affected these economic relations, too. In an effort to contribute to operationalizing these integration processes for the purpose of empirical analyses, this paper reviews the concepts and actual measures of European
integration and globalization. In particular, it discusses ways of separating the effects of European integration from those of globalization, thereby also reducing problems of endogeneity and collinearity.
This paper investigates regional and international integration of maize markets in Zambia to test wether the liberalization policy has led to internally and externally integrated food markets. The results indicate that regional maize markets
are integrated ; however, the level of regional and international market integration is low and has not increased over time. - (L'A.).
Africa ; Economicintegration ; Economic policy ; Political geography ; Region ; Regionalism ; Southern Africa
Regional integration amongst the countries of Southern Africa is experiencing a fundamental realignment in the post-apartheid era. An examination of the principle factors, both international in the twenty-first century is offered. It is argued
that the existing political infrastructure supporting regional integration has the potential to promote rivalry between the various regional arrangements and, ultimately, their member states. - (AJC)
Regional economicintegration and the evolution of disparities
Division of labour ; Economicintegration ; Europe ; Externalities ; Living standard ; Market ; Regional disparities ; Regional economy ; United States
The paper provides an overview of the evolution of interregional disparities in Europe and in the United States in recent decades, considering also the changes that economicintegration over the 1990s and beyond may bring. Data are analyzed
, providing insights into past performance. The characteristics of regional inversion processes are discussed, and their potential for reducing interregional disparities as economicintegration advances. Innovation plays a central role.
ASEAN economicintegration and a place for New Zealand
Asia ; Development strategy ; Division of labour ; Economic cooperation ; Economicintegration ; Investment ; New Zealand ; South-Eastern Asia ; Transnational corporation
Several forms of emerging regional economic cooperation are discussed, including AFTA, subregional economic zones and the promotion of wider regional economic forums. The role of large companies from within ASEAN is then examined and the distinctive
attibutes of these transnational corporations outlined. New Zealand's participation in ASEAN's economic growth is considered and the use of joint ventures and networking as ways of expanding participation within the region.
Kapitalistische okonomische Integration und Territorialstrukturen der internationalen Wirtschaftsorganisation Intégration économique capitaliste et structures territoriales de l'organisation économique internationale
By the example of the European Common Market the effects of internationalization of production by economicintegration and on the territorial structure of the reproduction process is explained. Both, private and state-monopolistic forms
of integration have an influence on the territorial structure. This is explained and proved by means of some examples. In connection with processes of integration rises an influence on the territorial structure of economic and residential areas
- the investigation field of economic and social geography. - (l'Ed.).
Economicintegration: the Nigerian experience since independence
An assessment of the effect of associate membership of the EEC and membership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on development within Nigeria. (EMS).
China and East Asia : an appraisal of regional economicintegration
Asia ; China ; Eastern Asia ; Economic indicators ; Economicintegration ; Gravity model ; Hong Kong ; International trade ; Japan ; Regional integration ; South Korea ; Taiwan
Integration and disintegration: a political geography of the European Union
Economicintegration ; Europe ; European Union ; France ; Political geography ; Region ; Sovereignty ; Spain ; State ; United Kingdom
Description of moves toward integration in the European Union and discusses the implications of those trends for the future of the sovereign state. Spain, France and the United Kingdom are used as examples. - (DWG)
Integrated evaluation on the regional developmental level
China ; Economic system ; Industrial structure ; Living standard ; Regional development ; Regional disparities ; Regional economy
The output functions of regional economic system are principally restricted by the internal structure and external input. The A. present a measurement model of regional developmental level. According to the integrated evaluation coefficients, the 28
Transforming the North Korean economy for the territorial integration of the Korean peninsula.
Agrarian reform ; Economicintegration ; Economy ; Industry ; North Korea ; Private property
The author attempts to establish a set of strategic guidelines for the gradual reformation and transformation of the North Korean economy which pay adequate attention to the spatial dimension of economic transformation. In addition to this spatial
Africa ; Economic cooperation ; Economicintegration ; Regional development ; Regional economy ; Southern Africa
The abolition of statutory apartheid in South Africa has opened up the possibilities for regional economic cooperation. A range of groupings from customs unions to political-economic unions are examined with relation to integration theory. - (AJC)
Integration and mobility of Eastern European migrants in Scotland
Adaptation ; Eastern Europe ; International migration ; Labour migration ; Local labour market ; Mobility ; Scotland ; Social geography ; Societal relations ; Sociological integration ; United Kingdom
This paper explores theoretical and practical issues related to employment migration and integration of Eastern European migrants in Aberdeenshire ,Scotland. By drawing on theorizations of mobility and integration from economics and geography, we
propose a broader conceptualization of integration that recognizes the changing migration trajectories of Eastern European migrants. It adopts an interdisciplinary approach to the collection and analysis of data gathered from individual interviews
and survey data in order to investigate the relationships between the movement of migrants, integration and employment.
[b2] Dept. of Economics, Business School, Univ., Aberdeen, Royaume-Uni
Regulation theory, strategies of enterprise integration and the political economy of regional economic restructuring in central and eastern Europe: the case of Slovakia