From Regional Security to Regional Integration in West Africa: Lessons from the ASEAN Experience

This paper is divided into four sections including the introductory one. Section 2 presents intra-regional trade in ECOWAS and its benefit, followed by ASEAN Experience of Regional Co-operation in Section 3. Section 4 examines the lessons from ASEAN. The concluding section summarises the major findings and the way forward.

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Table of Contents

Section 1. Introduction and Background

Section 2. Genesis and Evolution of the ECOWAS

Section 3. ASEAN’s experience of regional co-operation

Section 4 Relevance of ASEAN Experience for ECOWAS

Conclusion: The Way Forward

Appendixes

CDD gratefully acknowledges

the MacArthur Foundation

for funding the research trip to Malaysia and Nigeria

By Aderemi Ajibewa; London: CDD; June 2002

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