This article seeks to explain levels of regional integration worldwide. The level of regional integration increases as the economic strength of the regional leader increases under higher levels of satisfaction among partners. The homogenization of domestic institutions also increases under these conditions. Finally, there is a reciprocal effect between integration and the homogenization of domestic institutions. Integration therefore cannot be explained using a single equation but instead requires a system of nonrecursive pathways. The article reviews prior work on regional integration and then contributes to the scholarship by synthesizing the findings of the power-centered and the institutional schools. An analysis of regional integration organizations (1970–2014), using autocorrelation-corrected regressions and structural equation model testing, supports the main hypotheses.
Skip Nav Destination
Article navigation
Research Article|
September 06 2022
A Pathway for Regional Integration
Gaspare M. Genna
1
Political Science and Public Administration
, The University of Texas at El Paso, TX, US
Search for other works by this author on:
Global Perspectives (2022) 3 (1): 37896.
Article history
Received:
January 18 2021
Accepted:
July 28 2022
Citation
Gaspare M. Genna; A Pathway for Regional Integration. Global Perspectives 3 February 2022; 3 (1): 37896. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/gp.2022.37896
Download citation file:
Sign in
Don't already have an account? Register
Client Account
You could not be signed in. Please check your email address / username and password and try again.
Could not validate captcha. Please try again.