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INTRODUCTION
Economic integration is the process of removal
of trade barriers between two or more nations and
the establishment of cooperation and coordination
between them. It is a part of the ongoing process of
globalization which is concerned with the growing
economic interdependence of countries. Thus, eco-
nomic integration may be viewed as a spectrum of
understanding between nations. At one end of the spectrum, lies a truly global economy in which all
countries share a common currency and agree to a free flow of goods, services, and factors of production.
At the other extreme, are a number of closed economies, ...