EU - SUI GENERIS ENTITY CAN THE INTEGRATION MODEL BE REPLICATED? AN EXPLORATORY INSIGHT TO REGIONAL INTEGRATION
EU - SUI GENERIS ENTITY CAN THE INTEGRATION MODEL BE REPLICATED?AN EXPLORATORY INSIGHT TO REGIONAL INTEGRATION

Summary/Abstract: In the past two decades, there have been several attempts of certain developing countries to integrate at the regional level, whether in Asia, the Caribbean area or Africa. This paper aims to highlight the facts and traits that give authenticity to the European construction, to examine similar initiatives and to explain why a replication of the model in another area of the world is not feasible. The hypothesis of the research is that the pattern of European integration cannot be duplicated and would not be functional in another region. The target is to find relevant arguments to justify it but also to underline why EU is sui generis. Comparative regionalism and comparative economic systems are used to support this study.

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