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Examines the inter-regional cooperation of the European Union with East Asia through the prism of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). This volume provides an in-depth background to ASEM and frames Europe's political and economical expectations within the post-Cold war context.

Latin America is at a unique important juncture in its history. Neoliberal market-orientated policies are being called into question and growth has been volatile. In Latin America, there is no clear direction for change. This book presents an alternative development path for Latin America based on an East Asian model.

Analyses the poverty reduction effectiveness of certain aspects of the European Union's (EU) development policy and suggests ways in which to enhance its effectiveness. This book focuses on three aspects of EU development policy: trade, agriculture and food security, and modes of policy-making and implementation.

EU-Russian energy dialogue represents a policy issue that forces us to take a serious look at crucial questions related to Europe. This book not only outlines the overall characteristics of the energy dialogue, but also illustrates the involved policy implementation challenges by paying special attention to the regional context of northern Europe.

Relatively little is known about how regional integration affects poverty. Many suggest that increased investment would be one of the benefits of agreeing on regional integration provisions. This volume examines the channels through which regional integration affects poverty and analyzes empirically the effects on foreign direct investment.

This book traces the advent and subsequent growth of production sharing between outsourcing textile, apparel firms and assembly operations located in designated export processing zones. This case study allows a number of broad conclusions to be reached regarding the political economy of production sharing.

With the collapse of the Middle East peace process, the war on terrorism and US-led intervention in Iraq, the question of Middle East regionalism(s) has reached a new salience. Will such developments usher in a new wave of transnational politics?

Human rights are acquiring an increasingly prominent role on the world stage. These developments are addressed by an examination of the links between the evolving global human rights regime and the character and course of human rights in the world's most dynamic, complex and problematic region, that of the Asia Pacific.

Regionalism and globalisation have been prominent themes in academic and political debates. This study offers: different avenues in theorising regionalisation; a framework for analysis and comparison; and, a historical perspective and the explicit application.

Explores various aspects of the key relationships between Canada, Mexico and the United States. This book addresses such issues as Indigenous peoples, epistemic communities, security, migration, civil societies, democracy, identities and culture.

Takes a comparative approach across space and time to regional organizations in North and South America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. This book describes and explains the genesis and growth of regional organizations. It considers the impact of regional organizations on their member states.

The nation states in the Black Sea area have initiated many co-operative policies but the area also sees numerous tensions between neighboring states. This title places the Black Sea problematique in a historical and spatial context. It takes a closer look at the region and examines further the structure of the Black Sea area.

Covering such issues as Islamist terrorism, border insecurity, contraband, and human trafficking, this book looks at the interrelated problems of political and social pathologies that affect terrorist movements and security in the Sahara-Sahel region. A valuable publication.

In the last two decades, various states from the Global South have emerged as important players in international relations. Most popular amongst them is China. Brazil, India and South Africa have also taken essential roles in global and regional politics. Compared to traditional great powers.

Advances the concept of region building as an alternative to the construction of regions with three issues of region building being explored: Why are regions built in a world of states? How do region building processes take place? And how are regions transforming the present world order?

Triggered by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Canada, the United States and Mexico redefined their public policies to facilitate the regionalization of transactions. However, this volume addresses the institutional gaps that still remain focusing mainly on the cross-border governance of security aspects.

Clarifies the perception of the euro and demonstrates that the euro has become a true common currency and the Eurozone a true optimal currency area, presenting, in turn, a model to imitate. This title sheds light on how the economic and monetary circumstances affect the euro project through and analysis of three intertwined issues.