Y376 International Political Economy, Lecture #6 January 27, 2011

1. Y376 International Political Economy January 27, 2011

5. Members of the EU 1952 Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands 1973 Denmark, Ireland, United Kingdom 1981 Greece 1986 Portugal, Spain 1995 Austria, Finland, Sweden 2004 Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia 2007 Bulgaria, Romania

8. Table 7-3. Important Regional Trade Agreements Region Name Acronym Europe European Union EU European Free Trade Association EFTA North America North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA Latin America and the Caribbean Latin American Integration Association LAIA Andean Common Market ANCOM Central American Common Market CACM Southern Cone Common Market Mercosur Caribbean Community CARICOM Africa Arab Maghreb Union UMA Economic Community of Central African States ECCAS Central African Customs and Economic Union CACEU Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS West African Economic Community CEAO Southern African Development Community SADC Asia Association of South-East Asian Nations ASEAN Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation APEC Economic Cooperation Organization ECO South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation SAARC Middle East Gulf Cooperation Council GCC