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Negotiating Economic Partnership Agreement Between EU and ECOWAS Implications for West African Integration

Authors: Ojo Olawole

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: Singaporean Journal Of Business, Economics And Management Studies

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European Union(EU) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have been negotiating economic partnership agreement for over fourteen years without significant progress. The stalled negotiation is affecting tntegrative initiative of ECOWAS vision 2020:20. This study not only interrogated the prolonged negotiations of the economic partnership agreement between the EU and ECOWAS but also investigated the reasons for the prolonged negotiations for westafrican integration. the study adopted a combination of historical and descriptive survey designs. The population of the study was the ECOWAS member states. Qualitative data, supported by structured and unstructured interviews was applied. secondary data was obtained from relevant textbooks, internet and other documents from EU and ECOWAS secretariats.Desriptive statistics and content analysis was used in analysing the data. the study adopted Zartman theory of the weak versus the strong and neo functionalism, The study found that the unfavourable clauses and selfish interests among the ECOWAS leaders are prolonging the the EPA among other factors. The study recommended that ECOWAS countries must eschew self interest, overcome issues associated with distrust among member states, mobilise and sensitise patronage and consumption of local products amongst others, in order to promote integrative economic partnership negotiation and trade bloc.

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Ojo,O. . (2015). Negotiating Economic Partnership Agreement Between EU and ECOWAS Implications for West African Integration, 4 (), 26-26.

Ojo,O. . "Negotiating Economic Partnership Agreement Between EU and ECOWAS Implications for West African Integration" 4, no (), (2015): 26-26.

Ojo,O. and . (2015). Negotiating Economic Partnership Agreement Between EU and ECOWAS Implications for West African Integration, 4 (), pp26-26.

OjoO, . Negotiating Economic Partnership Agreement Between EU and ECOWAS Implications for West African Integration. 2015, 4 ():26-26.

Ojo,Olawole , . "Negotiating Economic Partnership Agreement Between EU and ECOWAS Implications for West African Integration", 4 . (2015) : 26-26.

O.Olawole , "Negotiating Economic Partnership Agreement Between EU and ECOWAS Implications for West African Integration" vol.4, no., pp. 26-26, 2015.

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