Regional Economic Integration in West Africa [Paperback]

This book presents a number of key studies pertaining to the most pressing challenges of economic regional integration in West Africa. The issues of monetary coordination, foreign exchange volatility, taxation, savings and macroeconomic convergence are investigated from a regional perspective. ?The characteristics of West Africas trade policy are reviewed and assessed in comparison to that of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The extent to which regional integration can tackle the challenge of unemployment is the focus of studies on labour markets. Development of the private sector and coordination of regional cross-border transportation are examined through the lens of economic collaboration between Arab and African countries. ?The book provides fresh new answers to persistent development questions and sheds new light on long-held views that are either incomplete or no longer true. It also opens new perspectives on the search for sustainable avenues for Africas development. In this regard, it may contribute to the emergence of a new paradigm on Africas development process and its science-based, policy-oriented implementation.This book presents key studies regarding the challenges of economic regional integration in West Africa. It provides fresh answers to persistent development questions and opens new perspectives on the search for sustainable avenues for Africas development.

Introduction.- Part I: Private Sector.- Part II: Regional Macroeconomic Policy.- Part III: Regional Trade.- Part IV: Labor Markets and Policy.

Diery Seck is Director of the Center for Research on Political Economy (CREPOL), based in Dakar, Senegal, since 2009. From 2002 to 2008, he was Director of the United Nations African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP). Previously he served as Executive Director of the Secretariat for Institutional Support for Economic Research in Africa (SISERA) of Canadas International Develˆ