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Regional Blocs Categorise
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Regionalism is effective.
Regionalism is not effective.
Entering a regional bloc can amplify a nation state's voice on the global stage.
Economic unions can intensify the process of globalisation, and make national economies more vulnerable to global economic shocks.
Removal of barriers to goods, services, labour and capital will usually improve economic growth and prosperity among member states.
Regional blocs create a balance of power on the world stage that can help to reduce dominance of the international system by one or two superpowers.
Regional institutions can often be ineffective at enforcing common policies and reprimanding nation states.
Common policies ensure a level playing field for business, citizens and governments across a large geographic area.
Regional institutions can be slow to act or fail to agree during crises, undermining their credibility.
Powerful member states will often dominate regional blocs and pursue their own interests.
Entering a regional bloc can protect economies from the more destructive aspects of globalisation, such as trade imbalances, by increasing a nation state's bargaining power.
Integration is slow and complicated, and sometimes the results can be counterproductive.