Two prophets of regional integration : Prebisch and Adedeji
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2013
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The paper highlights how individuals with vision can move institutions to adopt ideas, while also demonstrating the institutional, regional, and external constraints on their implementation. Argentina’s Raùl Prebisch (1950–63) and Nigeria’s Adebayo Adedeji’s (1975–91) conviction about developing regional integration ultimately impacted the United Nations (UN) Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA) – which became the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in 1984 – and the UN Economic for Africa (ECA) respectively. This chapter assesses these individuals in promoting ideas on economic development and regional integration within the United Nations institutions during their tenure in office.
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REGIONAL INTEGRATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, LATIN AMERICA, AFRICA, INSTITUTION BUILDING, ARGENTINA, NIGERIA, SOUTH AMERICA, SOUTH OF SAHARA, UNITED NATIONS, INTELLECTUALS, ECONOMIC COOPERATION, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WORLD BANK, IMF