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THEORETICAL AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES OF ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES, ECOWAS

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Journal: Kaduna Journal Of Humanities

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ECOWAS was formed in 1975, with the major aim of enhancing free trade among members of the West African community. It has been portrayed to be the largest organization ever formed in Africa with membership of over sixteen independent states. Historically the ECOWAS from its formation has continually evolved various strategies which are aimed at addressing the economic issues facing the West African sub region. These strategies are aimed at political and economic integration, economic development and poverty alleviation, self-reliance, political stability, and total emancipation of the sub region from bondage, hunger, disease and ignorance. The thought of integration in West African sub region has no doubt been informed by the success of the integrations of Europe, America and Asia. This paper critically examined the several theories put forward to explain integration and the relevance of these theories to the ECOWAS, brings to fore the visions of the ECOWAS from a historical perspective, and in conclusion made recommendations on the possible ways of enhancing functional cooperation among ECOWAS member states.

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ADELEKE,O. Obinna,O. . (2018). THEORETICAL AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES OF ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES, ECOWAS, 2 (), 118-118.

ADELEKE,O. Obinna,O. . "THEORETICAL AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES OF ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES, ECOWAS" 2, no (), (2018): 118-118.

ADELEKE,O. and Obinna,O. and . (2018). THEORETICAL AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES OF ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES, ECOWAS, 2 (), pp118-118.

ADELEKEO, ObinnaO, . THEORETICAL AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES OF ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES, ECOWAS. 2018, 2 ():118-118.

ADELEKE,Odunayo , and Obinna,Ohaja . "THEORETICAL AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES OF ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES, ECOWAS", 2 . (2018) : 118-118.

A.Odunayo & O.Ohaja , "THEORETICAL AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES OF ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES, ECOWAS" vol.2, no., pp. 118-118, 2018.

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