Wealth through Integration

1. Introduction: Why Integrate?
Elias T. Ayuk, Samuel T. Kaboré

2. Fifteen Years of WAEMU: Results and Strategies for the Future
Diery Seck

3. Growth and Convergence in Africa: A Dynamic Panel Approach
Pierre Joubert Nguetse Tegoum, Pascal Nakelse, Roland Ngwesse

4. Has There Been Real and Structural Convergence in WAEMU Countries?
Nacisse Palissy Chassem

5. The Impact of the Convergence, Stability and Growth Pact in the WAEMU
Adama Combey, Komla Mally

6. Real Convergence in the WAEMU Area: A Bayesian Analysis
Claude Wetta, Antoine Yerbanga

7. The Effects of Credit Constraints on Economic Convergence: The Case of the WAEMU Countries
Abdoulaye Diagne, Abdou-Aziz Niang

8. Free Movement of Goods in WAEMU and the European Union: Community Law a Comparative Study from the Perspective of Trade
Ousmane Bougouma

9. The Role of Cash Transfers from Migrants in Promoting the Financing of Economic Development in WAEMU Countries
Ameth Saloum Ndiaye

10. Efficiency of Credit That Targets the Poor: Measures and Application of Agricultural Credit in Burkina Faso
Samuel Tambi Kaboré

11. Performance and Effectiveness of the Decentralised Financial System and Poverty Reduction in Niger
Insa Abary Noufou

12. Financing Agriculture and the Food Crisis in Africa: What Role Can Microfinance Play?
Sandra Kendo

13. Common External Tariff (CET) and Targeting the Poor in Mali
Massa Coulibaly, Balla Keita

14. How Does Communication Enrich Integration Policies
Ahmed Barry, Augustin Niango, Kathryn Touré

15. Conclusions and Prospects: Creating Wealth through Integration
Elias T. Ayuk, Samuel T. Kaboré

Keywords: Economics/Management Science, Development Economics, Economic Growth, Economic Policy