TY - BOOK AU - Laursen,Finn TI - Comparative regional integration: theoretical perspectives SN - 0754640868 (pbk.) AV - HF1418.5 .C656 2003 U1 - 337.1 22 PY - 2003/// CY - Aldershot, Hampshire, Eng., Burlington, VT PB - Ashgate KW - Security, International KW - Congresses KW - Regionalism KW - International relations KW - International economic integration KW - Regionalism (International organization) N1 - Conference papers; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - This valuable text advances our understanding of theoretical perspectives on regional integration; it contains empirical studies of integration efforts in parts of the world including Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America. It is structured in four strong sections: govrnmentalist perspectives; power perspectives; constructivist perspectives; and neofunctionalist and historical institutionalist perspectives. ER -