International Politics on the World Stage 8th Edition by John T. Rourke McGraw-Hill Dushkin
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Chapter 16: International Economic Cooperation: The Alternative Road

The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
The author discusses Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations on page 463. The concept of creating an international political economy based on free economic interchange and interdependence dates back to The Wealth of Nations. You can read Smith's work online at this site.

Regional Trade Organizations and Agreement
This is an interactive version of Table 16.1, found on page 484 of your textbook. Many of the organizations listed have sites on the Web and they can be reached by clicking on the highlighted link. If the link is not active, we could not find the organization on the Web (though it may be out there). If you know the URL for one of the missing links, please e-mail it to us.

Name Founded Membership
European Union 1958 15

Latin America Free Trade Association

1960 11

Central American Common Market

1961 5

Council on Arab Economic Unity

1964 11

Central African Customs Union

1966 6

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

1967 7

Andean Group

1969 5

Caribbean Community and Common Market

1973 13

Economic Community of West African States

1975 16

Gulf Cooperation Council

1981 6

Economic Community of Central African States

1983 10

Arab Cooperation Council

1989 4

Arab Maghreb Union

1989 5

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

1989 18

Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone

1992 11

North American Free Trade Agreement

1992 3

South African Development Community

1992 10

Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur)

1991 6

Free Trade Area of the Americas

1995 34

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
The author discusses the importance of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development on page 468 of your textbook. This organization was founded in 1964 to address the needs of the LDCs. Information about this organization can be found at this site.