Democratic Stability and Regional Economic Integration: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Experience

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dc.creatorOnah, Roseline, Ibietan, Jide
dc.date2009-09
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-27T16:06:20Z
dc.descriptionThe focus of this study is to identify the link between democratic stability and regional economic integration with special emphasis on the realisation of Customs Union and Monetary Union as essential planks upon which economic integration rests in West Africa. Data for the study were gathered through secondary sources. The findings show that democracy in the ECOWAS sub-region can be described as generally unstable. The prevalence of electoral malpractice and intractable civil strife within member states underscore this point. Democratic instability within the sub-region therefore impacts negatively on the ECOWAS objectives that could lead to a borderless West Africa within record time. To this effect, the article recommends deliberate and conscious efforts by political leaders in the sub-region to cultivate and sustain democratic norms as well as show more commitment to the process. There is also the need for member states to be more committed to the process of economic integration.
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dc.identifierhttp://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/3808/
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/handle/123456789/32799
dc.languageen
dc.publisherthe Department of Public Administration and Local Government, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
dc.subjectJZ International relations
dc.titleDemocratic Stability and Regional Economic Integration: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Experience
dc.typeArticle

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