New regionalism in international political economics : post-cold war era

Theory of new regionalism in international political economic perspective has been studied into nine chapters. The very first chapter introduces the concept of new regionalism whichemergedafter the end of the cold war. Second chapter highlights deep divisions regarding the problem of comparative study ofregionalismand regional integration and advocates avoiding Europe-centredness and adopting eclectic centre perspective incomparative studies. Third chapter proposes a theoretical approach to thewayregionalism in East Asia might develop over the near tomidtermfuture while fourth chapter discusses the impact of thepost-coldwar on the European and Asian regionalism. Fifth chapteroffers, onthe one hand, a theoretical analysis of new regionalism with regional organizations in European experience and on theotherhand, it shows characteristics of the European Union as aglobal player in proactive relationship with other regionalorganizations while Sixth chapter discusses how a dynamic and outward- looking Asian regionalism could help to stabilize theglobal economy by boosting productivity, raising living standardsand reducing poverty. Seventh chapter discusses regionalism and securitybuilding in South Asia with achievements of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and the approach ofIndia,Pakistan and Srilanka towards regionalism. Eighth chapterdiscussesthe economic and strategic regionalism in East Asia andtheregional cooperation in Southeast Asia while Ninth chapter deals with the current regional integration processes insub-Saharan Africa focusing on the obstacles responsible for theslow progressin integration processes. About the Author Wim Swann has a Masters in Economics from Delhi School of Economics and History from the Woodrow Wilson School of PrincetonUniversity. She worked with the World Bank over the period 1971 to2006, where she was actively involved as a front-lineoperator tohelp put remotely-conceived development plans intoaction.