Introduction: economic integration and GATT rules the economic gains from integration. Part 1 Theory: theory of customs unions - the Cooper/Massell criticism customs unions versus free trade areas, establishment of FTA common markets and economic unions economic integration amongst developing nations - El-Aggraa's version of Brown's model macroeconomics of integration economic integration amongst centrally planned economies - the CMEA. Part 2 Measurement: measuring the impact of economic integration estimating the impact of integration on manufactures - the earlier studies - Verdoorn's pioneering study, Johnson's contribution, the GATT study estimating the impact of integration on manufactures - more sophisticated attempts - Balassa's contribution, the contribution by the EFTA Secretariat, by Williamson and Bottrill, Kreinin's contribution, Aitkin's study estimating the impact of integration on manufactures - the latest contributions - the study by Winters, the contributio by Grinols the costs of the Common Agricultural Policy of the European community - objectives of the CAP estimating the effects of integration on the terms of trade - summary of Petith's findings estimates of the effects of CMEA integration - Peltzman's estimates, the contribution by Drabek and Greenaway estimates of the effects of economic integration among the LDCs.
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