| | | Acknowledgements | | |
| 1 | | Introduction | | 1 |
| | | The phenomenon of regional integration | | 1 |
| | | Explaining regional integration | | 3 |
| | | Themes and organization of the book | | 11 |
| | | Caveats | | 16 |
| 2 | | A review of theoretical approaches to integration | | 19 |
| | | Political-science approaches to integration | | 21 |
| | | Economic approaches to integration | | 31 |
| 3 | | Explaining regional integration | | 41 |
| | | Externalities, transaction costs, and demand for institutional change | | 44 |
| | | Externalities, transaction costs, and demand for integration | | 46 |
| | | The supply of integration | | 50 |
| | | Integration and economic performance | | 57 |
| | | The external effects of integration | | 59 |
| 4 | | Integration in Europe | | 68 |
| | | The European Union | | 68 |
| | | The Zollverein | | 108 |
| | | Failed European integration schemes | | 128 |
| 5 | | Integration outside Europe | | 139 |
| | | Integration in Latin America | | 140 |
| | | Integration in Asia | | 163 |
| | | Integration in North America | | 179 |
| 6 | | Conclusion | | 189 |
| | | Index | | 197 |