Regional Integration, Growth and Concentration

This study aims to examine the circumstances under which different types of regional integration lead to convergence and growth, and how such integration could best be fostered. It covers regions across the world, but focuses on developing country regions and Africa in particular. Factors which appe...

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Main Author:	te Velde, Dirk Willem
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	World Development Report 2009
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9189

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spelling	okr-10986-91892021-04-23T14:02:44Z Regional Integration, Growth and Concentration te Velde, Dirk Willem World Development Report 2009 This study aims to examine the circumstances under which different types of regional integration lead to convergence and growth, and how such integration could best be fostered. It covers regions across the world, but focuses on developing country regions and Africa in particular. Factors which appear to affect convergence and divergence of incomes within regions include: integration of monetary policy, harmonization policy, different institutions and trading rules; labor mobility; reactions to shocks; macroeconomic convergence; competitive advantage; and homogeneity of the group. Size of the group does not matter. 2012-06-26T15:40:33Z 2012-06-26T15:40:33Z 2009 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9189 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Africa
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description	This study aims to examine the circumstances under which different types of regional integration lead to convergence and growth, and how such integration could best be fostered. It covers regions across the world, but focuses on developing country regions and Africa in particular. Factors which appear to affect convergence and divergence of incomes within regions include: integration of monetary policy, harmonization policy, different institutions and trading rules; labor mobility; reactions to shocks; macroeconomic convergence; competitive advantage; and homogeneity of the group. Size of the group does not matter.
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title	Regional Integration, Growth and Concentration
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Regional Integration, Growth and Concentration

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