The paper at hand presents an analytical framework to assess the relative power of both ‘mainstream’ theories of regional integration and theories of the New Regionalism for the explanation of regional integration in Southern Africa. It is argued that the explanatory power of theories of both theoretical camps can be tested by comparing their assumptions with regard to four criteria of analysis...

This paper examines the scope, broad principles, and characteristics of Pacific Asia’s economic relationships and cooperation at the regional level. The author addresses the broad issue of whether Asian efforts for regional cooperation and integration have been compatible with similar arrangements elsewhere or with an open multilateral trading system at the global level. The paper also assesses...

with the collapse of soviet :union:, central asian countries came into independence. the countries were neglected by russia during the first years after their formation. this encouraged other regional and trans-regional powers to interfere in the region and try to maximize their interests. shifting its foreign-policy process, russia kept its eyes on look-east policy and tried to prevent others ...

today, due to ever-increasing knowledge and large volumes of information, educational planners of various fields around the world, have been seeking to establish a better and faster refresh for learning. integration can be a good educational strategy by blending different subjects and contents when presented to students. the aim of this study is to evaluate the medical literature about integrat...

We compute and color code the curvature of tangent curves of a 2D vector eld and apply this as a new visualization technique for ow elds. This way critical points of general topology can clearly be recognized in the visualization. We show that the curvature of tangent curves can be computed in a simple way without using any numerical integration even if a closed formula of the tangent curves th...