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A Eurasian (or a Soviet) Union? Consequences of further economic integration in the Commonwealth of Independent States 2013

نویسندگان :

Christopher A. Hartwell

چکیده : 

On January 1, 2012, the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia

took a big step in regional integration by removing all barriers to trade, capital, and

labor movements between the three countries. Policymakers have signaled that even

this landmark step is merely a way station en route to a comprehensive ‘Eurasian

Union’ by 2015. However, is this idea of greater integration a good one, and if so, what

shape should the integration take? This article examines the opportunities and

challenges for both deeper (i.e., more intensive) and broader (i.e., more inclusive)

integration in the Eurasian space and concludes that greater integration will work for

all only if it is based on fostering the trade liberalization that has been missing from

the region. Moreover, including Ukraine is not necessary for the integration to

succeed, but Central Asian nations should be encouraged to follow the example of

a liberalized Eurasian Union. Acting as the European Union did in the post-war era, the

Eurasian Union could help member countries take the liberalizing steps they could not

take on their own.

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