Trade between the European Union and North Africa has been a contentious issue since the Treaty of Rome. Serious diplomatic attempts to broker a resolution resulted in the Association Agreement between Morocco and the EU in 1995, after protracted negotiations over three years. Here Dawson analyzes the process by which a sub-optimal agreement was ratified--unfavorable to Morocco, some member states of the EU and also wider EU economic objectives for North Africa. He draws on a rich vein of testimony from key players to show how democracy deficits in Morocco and excessive pressure group influence in the EU led to skewed negotiations. An insightful analysis of the trade negotiation process, EU Integration with North Africa elucidates the underpinnings of the global economic order; it will be valuable for those concerned with international relations, globalization and the EU, especially North Africa.
Author(s): Carl Dawson
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 225
Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgements......Page 7
1. Reflections on Trade Liberalization between Morocco and the European Union......Page 8
2. A Brief Analysis of Negotiation......Page 22
3. A Recent History of Relations between the Maghreb and the European Union......Page 30
4. A Recent History of Relations between Morocco and the European Union......Page 58
5. Identifying the Moroccan Elites......Page 72
6. Testimony from key Stakeholders in Negotiations for the Morocco/European Union Association and Free Trade Agreement of 1995......Page 86
7. The Politics of the Lowest Common Denominator in Europe and Democracy Deficits in the Maghreb......Page 130
8. Participation: A key to Successful Partnership......Page 146
Appendix 1: The Questionnaires......Page 152
Appendix 2: The Association Agreement [abridged]......Page 164
Bibliography......Page 208
Index......Page 218
