Author: Chime, Chimelu [ Chime, Sam ]
Title: Integration and Politics among African States : Limitations and Horizons of Mid-term Theorizing
Description: Uppsala, Scandinavian Institute, 1977. orig.boards. 24x15cm, 437 pp.. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Contents: Four approaches to integeration: The pluralist thesis: International transactions & the concept of community; Harnessing power: The federalist blueprint; Functionalism; Dissolving the nation-state in universal welfare functions; Dynamics of a melting-pot of roles & interest politics: The neo-functionalist approach; Limitations of theory: A framework for analysis; The politics of unity among African states: Ideology of a movement: The Pan-Africanist perspective; From conflict to organizational compromise; Federalism, functionalism & pluralism in the African politics of integration: The Addis Ababa compromise; The Charter; The entrenchment of pluralism & the functionalist alternative: Regionalism versus union government; Evolution through problems: the changing face of African integration; 1970-1976: The beginnings of a new phase; The ECA: Regional cooperation & the functionalist foundations of African integration; The Economic Community of West African States and others; Summary: African integration in an analytical perspective.

Keywords: African Political History, Africa, Integration, Regionalism, Politics, , , ,