Idea federacji politycznej w praktyce integracji państw Afryki Wschodniej

• Authors: Garlińska-Bielawska Joanna

Title variants

EN

The idea of political federation in the integration reality of East African countries

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The idea of political federation in East African region has a long history. It was particularly popular during the early post-colonial era, when Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda were searching for possibilities of federation. Instead, a regional integration organism was formed, called the East African Community (EAC), which operated between 1967 and 1977. A renewal of federalist ideas in the region could be observed since 2001, when the EAC became active again. The paper presents the idea of a political federation and analyses the attempts of its implementation by East African countries. A descriptive analysis performed from a historical perspective led to the conclusion that despite the time span and many economic and political changes a practical implementation of federalist ideas in East African Countries remains very difficult, especially by the initial date, set in the year 2015. Therefore, a question arises about the sense and real possibilities of achieving such a serious integration target in the reality of underdeveloped African countries.

Keywords

EN

economic integration; political federation; East African Community (EAC)

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Gdański
• Journal: International Business and Global Economy
• Year: 2014
• Volume: Volume 33
• Pages: 238–248

Dates

online

2015-01-05

Contributors

author

Garlińska-Bielawska Joanna

Identifiers

DOI

10.4467/23539496IB.13.017.2402