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List of Figures ; List of Tables ; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations ; Part I: Historical Foundations of the ACP-EU Relationship; Chapter 1: Introduction; Historical Context: Evolution of the ACP-EU Relationship; Main Issues in the ACP-EU Relationship; Shifting Strategies and Interests; The Nature and Role of Development in the ACP-EU Relationship; The Impact of the ACP-EU Partnership on ACP Regional Integration; The Challenge of Asymmetries Between the ACP and the EU; Political Issues in the ACP-EU Relationship; Outline of the Book; Notes.
Chapter 2: A History of the ACP-EU Relationship: The Origins and Spirit of LoméFrom Yaoundé to Lomé; Lomé and the Birth of the ACP; The Life of Lomé; From Lomé to Cotonou; Concluding Reflections; Notes; Part II: An Anatomy of the ACP-EU Relationship; Chapter 3: The EU and Africa: The Political Economy of an Asymmetrical Partnership; Africa-EU Trade: From Lomé to Cotonou; Africa-EU Economic Partnership Agreements; African Opposition to the Economic Partnership Agreements; The Role of Development Assistance in Africa-EU Relations; Political Aspects of the Africa-EU Relationship.
Concluding ReflectionsNotes; Chapter 4: The EU and the Caribbean: The Necessity of Unity; From CARICOM to CARIFORUM; From Lomé to Cotonou; Trends in the EU-Caribbean Relationship; The EU-CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement; Flawed Negotiations; Absence of an Effective Development Dimension; Surrender of Policy Space; Impact on Regional Integration; Onerous Implementation; The Future of Caribbean-EU Relations; Caribbean-ACP Relations; A Caribbean Perspective on the Future of ACP-EU Relations; Concluding Reflections; Notes.
Chapter 5: The EU and the Pacific: A Tale of Unfulfilled ExpectationsThe Challenges of Pacific Regional Integration; Geography and Composition of the Region; Political Dynamics in the Region: The Role of Australia and New Zealand; Implementation of Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreements in the Region; National Interests; The Future of Pacific Regionalism; The Development of Sub-Regionalism; The Reconfiguring of Pacific Regionalism; EU-Pacific ACP Relations; Concluding Reflections; Notes; Part III: ACP Experiences with the Economic Partnership Agreements.
Chapter 6: The Economic Partnership Agreements: An African PerspectiveTaking the Broad View: Africa and the EPAs; Trade Liberalisation and Development; Access to Natural Resources; Different Interpretations of the Development Component; Policy Space; "WTO Plus" Components; Tax Regime; Implications for Regional Integration in Africa; Contentious Provisions in the EPAs; Concluding Reflections; Notes; Chapter 7: South Africa, the EU, and the SADC Group Economic Partnership Agreement: Through the Negotiating Lens; The Shifting Sands of the Global Economy.
Chapter 2: A History of the ACP-EU Relationship: The Origins and Spirit of LoméFrom Yaoundé to Lomé; Lomé and the Birth of the ACP; The Life of Lomé; From Lomé to Cotonou; Concluding Reflections; Notes; Part II: An Anatomy of the ACP-EU Relationship; Chapter 3: The EU and Africa: The Political Economy of an Asymmetrical Partnership; Africa-EU Trade: From Lomé to Cotonou; Africa-EU Economic Partnership Agreements; African Opposition to the Economic Partnership Agreements; The Role of Development Assistance in Africa-EU Relations; Political Aspects of the Africa-EU Relationship.
Concluding ReflectionsNotes; Chapter 4: The EU and the Caribbean: The Necessity of Unity; From CARICOM to CARIFORUM; From Lomé to Cotonou; Trends in the EU-Caribbean Relationship; The EU-CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement; Flawed Negotiations; Absence of an Effective Development Dimension; Surrender of Policy Space; Impact on Regional Integration; Onerous Implementation; The Future of Caribbean-EU Relations; Caribbean-ACP Relations; A Caribbean Perspective on the Future of ACP-EU Relations; Concluding Reflections; Notes.
Chapter 5: The EU and the Pacific: A Tale of Unfulfilled ExpectationsThe Challenges of Pacific Regional Integration; Geography and Composition of the Region; Political Dynamics in the Region: The Role of Australia and New Zealand; Implementation of Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreements in the Region; National Interests; The Future of Pacific Regionalism; The Development of Sub-Regionalism; The Reconfiguring of Pacific Regionalism; EU-Pacific ACP Relations; Concluding Reflections; Notes; Part III: ACP Experiences with the Economic Partnership Agreements.
Chapter 6: The Economic Partnership Agreements: An African PerspectiveTaking the Broad View: Africa and the EPAs; Trade Liberalisation and Development; Access to Natural Resources; Different Interpretations of the Development Component; Policy Space; "WTO Plus" Components; Tax Regime; Implications for Regional Integration in Africa; Contentious Provisions in the EPAs; Concluding Reflections; Notes; Chapter 7: South Africa, the EU, and the SADC Group Economic Partnership Agreement: Through the Negotiating Lens; The Shifting Sands of the Global Economy.