Part 1: Introducing Regional Integration.-The Economic Value of Regional Integration in Africa -- Current Account Im(balances) and Adjustments to Targets for Regional Integration in West Africa: One Step Forward, Two Steps Backwards -- Obstacles to Strengthening Economic Integration in the West...

This article explores the policy foundations behind regional trade in sub-Saharan Africa with particular focus on West Africa and its application in practice. It criticizes the relevance of the Economic Community of West African states (ECOWAS) and questions its effect on the primacy of the...