Comparing Regional Organizations: Global Dynamics and Regional Particularities

Front Cover\nComparing Regional Organizations: Global Dynamics and Regional Particularities\nCopyright information\nTable of contents\nList of Figures and Tables\nList of abbreviations\nPreface\nOne Introduction\n	A brief overview of the state of the art\n	Major contributions\n	Outline of the book\nTwo Conceptual Framework and Measurement\n	A typology of ROs\n	The ROCO datasets\n	Summary\nThree The Global Perspective\n	The creation and dissolution of ROs\n	Membership dynamics: how ROs grow over time\n	Policy competencies: how ROs evolve over time\n	Summary: global trajectories\nFour Regional Organizations in Africa\n	Membership dynamics in African ROs\n	Policy competencies in African ROs\n	Summary: African particularities\nFive Regional Organizations in the Americas\n	Membership dynamics in American ROs\n	Policy competencies in American ROs\n	Summary: American particularities\nSix Regional Organizations in Asia\n	Membership dynamics in Asian ROs\n	Policy competencies in Asian ROs\n	Summary: Asian particularities\nSeven Regional Organizations in Europe\n	Membership dynamics in European ROs\n	Policy competencies in European ROs\n	Summary: European particularities\nEight Conclusion\n	Discussion of findings and avenues for future research\nNotes\nReferences\nAppendix\nIndex\nBack Cover