Table 1 Regional integration bases
Context | Purpose | Issue | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
Neo-liberalism | Calls for limited government intervention | Led in policies like IMF/World Bank Structural Adjustment Program (SAP) | Not good, it led to poverty and marginalisation |
Globalisation | World linkages Interdependence | Sub Saharan Africa international trade | 30% exports to global markets. |
Political stability | Political stability as a pre-requisite for sound integration | Credit lines and trade | Marginality and borrowing |