Governing Regional Integration for Development (The International Political Economy of New Regionalisms Series)

313 Pages·2008·1.4 MB·English

by  Philippe De Lombaerde

GOVERNING REGIONAL INTEGRATION
FOR DEVELOPMENT
The International Political Economy of
New Regionalisms Series
The International Political Economy of New Regionalisms seriespresents innovative
analyses of a range of novel regional relations and institutions. Going beyond
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Governing Regional Integration
for Development
Monitoring Experiences, Methods and Prospects
Edited by
PHILIPPE DE LOMBAERDE
United Nations University-Comparative Regional
Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS), Belgium
ANTONI ESTEVADEORDAL
Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, USA
KATI SUOMINEN
Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, USA
© Philippe De Lombaerde, Antoni Estevadeordal and Kati Suominen 2008
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Governing regional integration for development : monitoring
experiences, methods and prospects. - (The international
political economy of new regionalisms series)
1. International economic integration 2. Regionalism -
Economic aspects - Developing countries 3. Trade blocs -
Developing countries 4. Developing countries - Economic
policy
I. Lombaerde, Philippe de II. Estevadeordal, Antoni
III. Suominen, Kati
337.1
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Governing regional integration for development : monitoring experiences, methods and
prospects / edited by Philippe De Lombaerde, Antoni Estevadeordal and Kati Suominen.
p. cm. -- (The international political economy of new regionalisms series)
Includes index.
ISBN 978-0-7546-7263-0 (alk. paper)
1. International economic integration. 2. Regionalism--Economic aspects--Developing
countries. 3. Trade blocs--Developing countries. 4. Developing countries--Economic policy.
I. Lombaerde, Philippe de. II. Estevadeordal, Antoni. III. Suominen, Kati.
HF1418.5.G69 2008
337.1--dc22
2007039713
ISBN 978-0-7546-7263-0
Printed and bound in Great Britain by MPG Books Ltd, Bodmin, Cornwall.
Contents
List of Figures vii
List of Tables viii
List of Boxes x
List of Contributors xi
List of Acronyms xiii
1 Governing Regional Integration for Development: Introduction
Philippe De Lombaerde, Antoni Estevadeordal and Kati Suominen 1
PART 1: LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
2 Monitoring Regional Integration and Cooperation in the Andean Region
Fernando Prada and Alvaro Espinoza 11
3 ‘Learning to Integrate’: The Experience of Monitoring the CARICOM
Single Market and Economy
Norman Girvan 31
4 Monitoring Regional Integration: The Case of Central America
Kati Suominen 57
5 Monitoring Regional Integration and Cooperation: The Case of Mercosur
Ricardo Rozemberg and Carlos Bozzalla 85
PART 2: ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
6 Results-Based Monitoring of Regional Integration and Cooperation
in ASEAN
Cuong Nguyenand Clay Wescott 103
7 Regional Monitoring in the Pacific: The Pacific Islands Forum
William Sutherland 125
8 Monitoring Regional Integration and Cooperation in South Asia
Rodrigo Tavares 141
vi Governing Regional Integration for Development
PART 3: AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST
9 Monitoring Regional Integration and Cooperation in the Gulf Region
Bernard Savage 163
10 Monitoring Regional Integration and Cooperation in the South:
The Arab Maghreb Union
Thouka Al-Khalidi 179
11 Monitoring Regional Integration in Eastern and Southern Africa
Dirk Hansohm and Jonathan Adongo 191
PART 4: EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
12 Monitoring and (Good) Governance of the Integration Process in the
European Union
Ana-Cristina Costea, Philippe De Lombaerde, Wouter De Vriendt
and Birger Fühne 211
13 Seasoned Monitoring: The Case of North America
Kati Suominen 247
14 Governing Regional Integration for Development:
Summary and Conclusions
Philippe De Lombaerde, Antoni Estevadeordal and Kati Suominen 275
Index 285
List of Figures
3.1 The Learning Loop and Monitoring 32
3.2 Governance Structure of the Caribbean Community 36
4.1 Structure of SIECA 62
4.2 Monitoring System in Guatemala 68
4.3 Monitoring System in El Salvador 73
4.4 Monitoring System in Costa Rica 77
6.1 ASEAN Organization Structure 111
6.2 Organizational Structure of the ASEAN Secretariat 112
7.1 (Diagram) The Forum Process 127
12.1 Role of the Different Institutions in Internal Monitoring of
EU Activities 217
12.2 Transposition Deficits of EU-15, EU-25 and EFTA, Situation
as per 30 April 2006 231
13.1 Monitoring System in NAFTA 251
13.2 Monitoring System in Mexico-Northern Triangle, Central
America-Panama, and Central America-Chile FTAs 254
13.3 Monitoring System in DR-CAFTA 255
13.4 Monitoring System in Mexico 257
List of Tables
2.1 Regional Integration and Cooperation Agreements in the Andean Region
and their Monitoring Instruments 14
3.1 Basic Statistics on Member Countries of the Caribbean Community
(Caricom) 33
3.2 Grand Anse Targets and Outcomes 38
3.3 Protocols for the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas and the Establishment
of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) 40
3.4 Summary of Scheduled Removal of Restrictions on Services, Capital
and Right of Establishment 42
3.5 CSME Implementation Summary as at June 2006 45
3.6 Unit Capacity and Capability, National Focal Points 47
3.7 Main Methods used by NFP Unit to Monitor CSME Implementation
by Government Ministries and Agencies 48
3.8 NFPs Views on Requirements for Improving the Flow of Information
on CSME Implementation from Government Ministries and Agencies 48
3.9 Questionnaire Responses – Forms of Communication with CARICOM 49
4.1 Central American FTAs and Their Monitoring Mechanisms 67
6.1 (Annex) Generic Criteria for Monitoring Aggregation of Impact of
the Vientiane Action Program 123
7.1 Major Pacific Regional Organizations 126
7.2 Pacific Plan Implementation Strategies 138
10.1 Key figures of Maghreb region 180
11.1 Regional Integration Monitoring Initiatives in Eastern and
Southern Africa 193
11.2 Membership in the Regional Blocs of Eastern and Southern Africa 201
12.1 Structural Indicators Covered in the Annual Progress Report of the
European Commission on the Lisbon Strategy 225
12.2 Three-level Design of the SDI and Targeted Users 226
12.3 Good (Regional) Governance Indicators Included in the SDI 227
12.4 Overview of Main Topics Covered in the Standard
Eurobarometer Surveys 228
12.5 Main Findings of Internal Market Scoreboard No. 15 230
12.6 Stages in Audit Procedure of European Court of Auditors 236
List of Tables ix
13.1 Mexican FTAs and Their Monitoring Mechanisms 248
13.2 US FTAs 249
13.3 Main US Federal Agencies Involved in Monitoring 265