Regionalism and Integration in Africa

The resurgence of regionalism is borne out of the current political logjams that have characterized the governance and operations of multilateral trading system over the past one decade and a half. Oloruntoba critically examines Euro-Nigeria relations within the context of the Economic Partnership Agreements in terms of the political and economic implications of the agreements on Nigeria's non-oil exports sub-sectors. Set within one of the main objectives of the Economic Partnership Agreements, he also interrogates the prospects and challenges of regional integration in Africa under the regime of transnational accumulation, which the Economic Partnership Agreements represents.

Moving deftly between Nigerian, sub-regional, and continental debates on how best to reposition African actors in a globalized world defined by the triumph of Euro-American (and Chinese) capitalist hegemony disguised as globalization, Oloruntoba's analysis is illuminating in its sweep and depth. Oloruntoba demonstrates how an African integrative agenda can encourage regional flows in multiple sectors, correct the power imbalance between Africa and the rest of the world, and confer autonomous agency on African actors in bilateral and multilateral negotiations.-Moses Ochonu, Professor of History, Vanderbilt University, USA
"Oloruntoba has made a significant contribution to challenging the dominant Eurocentric narrative on the relations between Europe and Africa. It is a must read book."-Yash Tandon, Founder-Chairman, Southern and Eastern African Trade Information and Negotiations Institute, Uganda.

Autorentext
Samuel O. Oloruntoba is a Senior Lecturer at the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa. He obtained his PhD in Political Science with specialization in International Political of Economy from the University of Lagos, Nigeria. He was previously a Visiting Scholar at the Program of African Studies, Northwestern University and Brown University, USA.

Zusammenfassung
Set within one of the main objectives of the Economic Partnership Agreements, he also interrogates the prospects and challenges of regional integration in Africa under the regime of transnational accumulation, which the Economic Partnership Agreements represents.

Inhalt

1. Regionalism and Integration in Africa: Euro-Nigeria relations and Economic Partnership
2. Globalization and Regional Trade Agreements
3. Theoretical Framework of North-South Regional Trade Agreements
4. History of Euro-Africa Relations: From Yaoundé Convention to Economic Partnership Agreements
5. Eurozone Crisis and implications for the funding of the Economic Partnership Agreements
6. Economic Partnership Agreements and Their Implications on Macro-economic Developments in Nigeria
7. Economic Partnership Agreements and the Non-Oil Exports in Nigeria
8. State Capacity and Trade Policy in Nigeria: A Discourse on the EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements
9. The Political Economy of Regional Integration and Development in Africa: Rethinking Theory and Praxis
10. Regionalism or Multilateralism: Building National Competitiveness for Economic Development in Africa