The GCC’s Unsettled Policy for Economic Integration

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ID10299491
AuthorsAshraf Mishrif (0000-0003-4237-4206, Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry Research Chair in Economic Studies Humanities Research Center Sultan Qaboos University, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume111
Issue1
Pages70-95
Publication date2021-02-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Muslim World (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0027-4909 • E-ISSN: 1478-1913
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/muwo.12373
OpenAlexW3128769831
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited37

This study examines the sources of fatigue in the economic integration of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) since 2010. It argues that the progressive development of integration that has taken place in the decades prior to the 2011 Arab uprisings has been derailed by a number of congenital and emerging factors that decelerated its maturity. The study employs a descriptive analytical approach to examine the institutional deficiencies, foreign policy divergence, and domestic policy integration, while applying a gravity model to measure the intensity of intra‐regional trade, hence the depth of GCC integration. If the GCC is to deepen its integration process, it must address longstanding and emerging challenges, including national sovereignty, poor foreign and security policy coordination, and low intra‐regional trade that persist today

Divergence (linguistics · Economic integration · Economics · Foreign policy · International trade · Maturity (psychological · Political science · Politics · Regional Integration · Security policy · Sovereignty · International Business and FDI · International Development and Aid · Natural Resources and Economic Development

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