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The Mano River Union

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2008

Peter Robson
Peter Robson
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Professor of Economics, University of St. Andrews, Scotland.
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Of the four current schemes for international economic integration in West Africa, the operation of the Communauté économique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest has been recently reviewed, the Economic Community of West African States continues to be widely discussed, while the agreement of the Presidents of Senegal and Gambia in Dakar on 17 December 1981 to establish a Senegambian Confederation, and to develop an economic and monetary union between the two countries, is as yet in its formative stages. This article examines the structure, progress, and potential of the Mano River Union (M.R.U.) about which little has been published.

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The Journal of Modern African Studies , Volume 20 , Issue 4 , December 1982 , pp. 613 - 628
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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