TY - BOOK A1 - Odhiambo, Morris A1 - Chitiga, Rudy A1 - Ebobrah, Solomon T1 - The civil society guide to regional economic communities in Africa N2 - Since 1963, when the African integration project was born, regional Economic Communities (RECs) have been an indispensable part of the continent's deeper socioeconomic and political integration. More than half a century later, such regional institutions continue to evolve, keeping pace with an Africa that is transforming itself amid challenges and opportunities. RECs represent a huge potential to be the engines that drive the continent's economic growth and development as well as being vehicles through which a sense of a continental community is fostered. It is critical therefore that citizens understand the multi-faceted and bureaucratic operations of regional institutions in order to use them to advance their collective interests. Y1 - 2016 UR - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/59749 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-597493 SN - 1-928331-19-X SN - 978-1-928331-19-3 PB - African Minds on behalf of Open Society Foundations CY - Cape Town, South Africa ER -