Regional parliaments and African economic integration

This article analyses the parliamentarization of regional organizations through the lens of African economic integration. Following successful independence movements, regional integration in Africa has evolved rapidly with many regional organizations envisaging a form of parliamentary cooperation. T...

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COLONIALISM
DEMOCRACY
Economic development
Economic integration
ECONOMIC POLICY
Independence movements
International cooperation
Legislative bodies
Legislatures
ORGANISATIONS
PARLIAMENT
Parliaments
Peace
Poverty
Regional organizations
Regionalism
Southern African Development Community
SOVEREIGNTY
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