Economic integration : economic cooperation organization

Abstract

With the dawning of the Post-Cold War Era, economic stability and viability has increasingly become the measure of might for nation-states. With this emphasis on economic growth and the desire for a global economic presence, comes emphasis on the tools which nation-states have chosen to obtain this position. International cooperation through economic integration has drawn increasing attention as a tool of economic growth. A vast amount of work on economic integration has centered around European integration and the developmental process of the European Union. Using the background of prior work on integration, international cooperation and prominent theories of integration, this thesis examines the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) as an international organization to promote integration among its members. ECO is made up of ten Western and Central Asian countries including Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan and six former Soviet Republics. This region and this organization are of increasing global interest due to the wealth of natural resources in certain countries of the region and the organization's potential to mobilize these resources. Using volume of trade data between members of ECO as an indicator of economic integration, ECO is analyzed in light of background and theories of integration built around an industrial world model. The trend of integration within the organization and the possible explanatory value of certain prominent theories of integration are addressed.

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Thesis Completion

1997

Semester

Summer

Advisor

Bledsoe, Robert.

Degree

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

College

College of Arts and Sciences

Degree Program

Political Science

Subjects

Arts and Sciences -- Dissertations, Academic;Dissertations, Academic -- Arts and Sciences

Format

Print

Identifier

DP0021475

Language

English

Access Status

Open Access

Length of Campus-only Access

None

Document Type

Honors in the Major Thesis

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