This informative volume departs from the conventional short-term analysis of economic integration and takes a long-term view of the process, offering perspectives that are both detailed and diverse.

Dennis M. P. McCarthy is Associate Professor of History 'Emeritus, Iowa State University, Ames, USA

1. An Introduction to International Economic Integration 2. Colonial Empires 3. Merchant Associations 4. Religious Empires 5. Criminal Empires 6. Free Trade Areas 7. Customs Unions 8. Common Markets 9. Retrospective: International Economic Integration in Historical Perspective