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First published in 1968, this reissue is a study of contemporary international economic policy, with particular emphasis upon economic integration as a means of bringing about a faster rate of economic progress and of helping to overcome poverty. Peter Robson's book is a study of the rationale of common markets and other forms of economic integration among African states and of their operation in practice.The book will be of great value to those concerned with administering or assessing integration schemes in Africa and indeed in less developed areas throughout the world. In addition, it is an

Intro -- Dedication -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Charts and Graphs -- List of Tables -- 1: Introduction: International Integration of the Brazilian Economy from Local Perspectives -- 1.1 Chapter 2 -- 1.2 Chapter 3 -- 1.3 Chapter 4 -- 1.4 Chapter 5 -- 1.5 Chapter 6 -- 1.6 Chapter 7 -- 1.7 Chapter 8 -- 1.8 Chapter 9 -- 1.9 Chapter 10 -- 1.10 Chapter 11 -- 1.11 Chapter 12 -- 1.12 Chapter 13 -- References -- 2: Domestic Demand and Foreign Trade: The Brazilian Growth Trajectory -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Macroeconomic Changes and Growth Performance -- 2.3 Trade Movements and Challenges for Growth -- 2.4 Concluding Remarks -- Appendix: Methodological Notes on Input-Output Analysis -- References -- 3: The Competitiveness of Brazilian Manufacturing in Both Domestic and International Markets -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Fragmentation of Production and Global Value Chains: Impacts on the Competitiveness of Manufacturing -- 3.3 The Competitiveness of Brazilian Manufacturing in International Markets -- 3.4 The Competitiveness of Brazilian Manufacturing in the Domestic Market -- 3.5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 4: Restructuring and Economic Performance of Large Industrial National Brazilian Groups in the Post-Privatization Period -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Privatization, Pension Funds, and Restructuring of the Brazilian Economic Groups -- 4.3 Recent Evolution of the Major Brazilian Economic Groups -- 4.3.1 Economic Groups of Basic Inputs -- 4.3.2 Economic Groups of the Electricity Sector -- 4.3.3 Large Construction Firms -- 4.3.4 Economic Groups of the Mineral Extraction Industry -- 4.3.5 Economic Groups of Food Processing and Agribusiness -- 4.3.6 Big Banks -- 4.3.7 Technology-Intensive Economic Groups -- 4.4 Final Remarks -- References.

This essential volume examines the influence of immigrants on the process of international economic integration--specifically, their influences on bilateral and multilateral trade flows. It extends beyond the identification and explanation of the immigrant-trade link and offers a more expansive treatment of the subject matter, making it the most comprehensive volume of its kind. The authors present abundant evidence that confirms the positive influences of immigrants on trade between their home and host countries; however the immigrant-trade link may not be universal. The operability of the link is found to depend on a variety of factors related to immigrants' home countries, their host countries, the types of goods and services being traded and the anthropogenic characteristics of the immigrants themselves