Following the financial crisis at the end of the twentieth century, regionalisms in the global political economy have evolved in a number of ways. This informative book brings together the leading scholars in the field to provide cutting edge analyses of contemporary regions and regionalist projects. Providing an innovative integration of theoretical issues with sophisticated analyses of a wide range of international case studies, the chapters systematically consider the relationship between globalization, financial crisis, and regional projects. In combination, the contributions to this volume provide the widest possible base within the literature for a truly comparative study of contemporary regionalism.
Author(s): Shaun Breslin
Edition: 1st
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 272
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Notes on contributors......Page 10
Acknowledgements......Page 12
List of abbreviations......Page 13
Regions in comparative perspective......Page 16
Regionalism and the emerging world order: sovereignty, autonomy, identity......Page 35
Theorising the rise of regionness......Page 48
The trade environment nexus and the potential of regional trade institutions......Page 63
Governance after financial crisis: South American perspectives on the reformulation of regionalism......Page 81
Regionalism and development after(?) the global financial crises......Page 96
Regionalism and Asia......Page 119
Asian multilateral institutions and their response to the Asian economic crisis: the regional and global implications......Page 134
Europeanisation and globalisation: complementary or contradictory trends?......Page 152
Austria's and Sweden's accession to the European Union: a comparative neo-Gramscian analysis......Page 165
Discovering the frontiers of regionalism: fostering entrepreneurship, innovation and competitiveness in the European Union......Page 178
New regionalisms in Africa in the new millennium: comparative perspectives on renaissance, realisms and/or regressions......Page 192
Good governance or good for business? South Africa's regionalist project and the 'African renaissance'......Page 205
South Pacific Forum: survival under external pressure......Page 219
Bibliography......Page 236
Index......Page 262
