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Regional integration is viewed as a significant initiative with regard to stimulating economic growth amongst member states and enhancing intraregional trade, security initiatives, and bilateral and multilateral agreements. This paper examines the challenges and prospects of African regional integration with the focus on Southern Africa. The paper posits that regional integration is an imperative factor for Southern African states as it plays a pivotal role in stimulating their economic growth prospects. Nonetheless, economic growth prospects realizing the benefits of regional integration seem to be still a work in progress. The paper concludes by outlining that regional integration is a diverse component that entails the private sector and economically advanced regional states such as South Africa to be at the fore in orchestrating developmental blueprints and that there is a need for the necessary support from regional heads of states as so to realize the benefits of regional integration and the benefits it brings with it.

Discusses the distinguishing institutional, economic, cultural, & historical forces among the provinces of Atlantic Canada -- Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, & Newfoundland. Each of the provinces' situations is detailed. The possibility of greater regional integration is assessed with consideration of challenges that may, in the future, push these provinces toward greater cooperation or political union. 56 References. L. Collins Leigh

Introduction -- Regional integration theories, definitions, and models -- Economic systems and policies in the Middle East -- Trade and regionalism in the Middle East -- Regionalism in East Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East : a comparative analysis -- Conclusion : interpretation of the findings relative to the hypotheses. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-240) and index