Fragile States in African Economic Communities as Exemplified by the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) – Investment Issues

The region of Central Africa is abundant in both fragile states and economic communities. According to the theory of international economic integration, in the long term such integration processes should stimulate not only short-term trade effects but also long-term investment effects. The article...

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Autores principales: Joanna Garlińska-Bielawska, Małgorzata Janicka
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:001f450e0dbb447ca5b5b3eb0741acae2021-11-27T13:13:57ZFragile States in African Economic Communities as Exemplified by the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) – Investment Issues10.12797/Politeja.15.2018.56.131733-67162391-6737https://doaj.org/article/001f450e0dbb447ca5b5b3eb0741acae2019-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/politeja/article/view/880https://doaj.org/toc/1733-6716https://doaj.org/toc/2391-6737 The region of Central Africa is abundant in both fragile states and economic communities. According to the theory of international economic integration, in the long term such integration processes should stimulate not only short-term trade effects but also long-term investment effects. The article aims to answer the question whether and how membership of an economic community by a fragile state influences the occurrence of dynamic integration effects. The examination is based on the example of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC). The article uses an analytical and descriptive method on the basis of domestic and foreign literature sources and UNCTAD and IMF statistics. The analysis suggests that from the point of view of member countries of African economic communities, the mere fact of membership of such a community is no vital driver of FDI within the internal market, particularly important to capital-poor fragile states. Joanna Garlińska-BielawskaMałgorzata JanickaKsiegarnia Akademicka PublishingarticleRegional Economic IntegrationForeign Direct Investment (FDI)Fragile States/Dysfunctional StatesLawKPolitical scienceJENPLPoliteja, Vol 15, Iss 5(56) (2019)
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PL
topic Regional Economic Integration
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
Fragile States/Dysfunctional States
Law
K
Political science
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spellingShingle Regional Economic Integration
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
Fragile States/Dysfunctional States
Law
K
Political science
J
Joanna Garlińska-Bielawska
Małgorzata Janicka
Fragile States in African Economic Communities as Exemplified by the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) – Investment Issues
description The region of Central Africa is abundant in both fragile states and economic communities. According to the theory of international economic integration, in the long term such integration processes should stimulate not only short-term trade effects but also long-term investment effects. The article aims to answer the question whether and how membership of an economic community by a fragile state influences the occurrence of dynamic integration effects. The examination is based on the example of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC). The article uses an analytical and descriptive method on the basis of domestic and foreign literature sources and UNCTAD and IMF statistics. The analysis suggests that from the point of view of member countries of African economic communities, the mere fact of membership of such a community is no vital driver of FDI within the internal market, particularly important to capital-poor fragile states.
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author Joanna Garlińska-Bielawska
Małgorzata Janicka
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title Fragile States in African Economic Communities as Exemplified by the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) – Investment Issues
title_short Fragile States in African Economic Communities as Exemplified by the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) – Investment Issues
title_full Fragile States in African Economic Communities as Exemplified by the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) – Investment Issues
title_fullStr Fragile States in African Economic Communities as Exemplified by the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) – Investment Issues
title_full_unstemmed Fragile States in African Economic Communities as Exemplified by the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) – Investment Issues
title_sort fragile states in african economic communities as exemplified by the economic and monetary community of central africa (cemac) – investment issues
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