An authoritative guide to Africa's economic development and prospects. This is volume 3 in a major international research project coordinated by the African Economic Research Consortium and bringing together the top academics in development economics, trade policy and international economics from Africa, Europe and North America. This third volume examines schemes for regional integration, and the successes and failure of each of these specific projects to examine the potential and pitfalls facing co-operation and integration in Africa today.

JEAN-PAUL AZAM JOHN COCKBURN Université Laval BERNARD DECALUWE Université Laval LAZARE BELA ISRAE CHARLES JEBUNI University of Ghana LOUIS KASEKENDE Central Bank of Uganda NGUYURU LIPUMBA University of Dar es Salaam WILLIAM LYAKURWA AERC GAVIN MASSDORP University of Natal ALLECHI M'BET University of Abidjan NGILA MWASE University of Dar es Salaam NEHEMIAH NG'ENO University of Nairobi SOMINIQUE NJINKEU Université Laval WALE OGUNKOLA University of Ibadan CHARLES SOLUDO University of Nigeria