ECOWAS AS MECHANISM FOR COOPERATION AND INTEGRATION IN THE WEST AFRICAN SUB-REGION: A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT

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dc.contributor.authorENUJEKOR. C, ANTHONIA
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-23T09:31:58Z
dc.date.available2014-04-23T09:31:58Z
dc.date.issued2011-04
dc.descriptionA Research Project submitted to the Department of Political Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in partial Fulfillment for the Award of Masters Degree in International Affairs and Diplomacy (MIAD) APRIL, 2011en_US
dc.description.abstractThe problem of this research is to identify the factors militating against ECOWAS as a mechanism for the growth and development of cooperation and integration in West Africa. The study seeks to identify and examine the development policies and mechanisms of the ECOWAS Community in order to make recommendations to accelerate the pace of cooperation and integration on the path to sustainable growth and development in the West African sub-region. Specifically, the objectives are to; identify the ECOWAS policies/strategies for integrating the countries of West Africa and to assess to what extent the policies and activities of ECOWAS have impacted on trade, employment, peace and security within the Community. The research methodologies adopted in this study are both primary and secondary sources of data collection. The data was collected through primary sources such as a questionnaire field survey, interviews and secondary sources like books, library materials, journals, periodicals and government publication etc. The analysis of the data for this study was done using tables and descriptive statistics (such as simple percentages). The various comments and responses were used to corroborate the data from the secondary source. The findings of the study shows that the majority of Community citizens support ECOWAS because since its establishment in 1975, the organization has achieved substantially the integration of the countries of the sub-region, that ECOWAS has had a positive impact on community development, cooperation and improved cross-boarder traffic within the region. The findings of the study revealed that ECOWAS policies such as trade liberalization have had positive impacts on trade, youth employment, peace and security within the community. The implications of the study is that if the member states are dedicated to the policy framework of corporation and integration as pursued by ECOWAS, there would be an acceleration of cooperation and integration in West Africa with its attendant benefits on economic development, peace and security.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4703
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectECOWAS,en_US
dc.subjectMECHANISM,en_US
dc.subjectCOOPERATION,en_US
dc.subjectINTEGRATION,en_US
dc.subjectAFRICAN,en_US
dc.subjectSUB-REGION,en_US
dc.subjectCRITICAL,en_US
dc.subjectASSESSMENTen_US
dc.titleECOWAS AS MECHANISM FOR COOPERATION AND INTEGRATION IN THE WEST AFRICAN SUB-REGION: A CRITICAL ASSESSMENTen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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