00743nam a2200097Ia 450000500170000010000180001724500530003526000090008852005290009758300190062620260716043343.0  aAMEGBE, Annan  aRedefining the scope of regional economic blocs.  c1997  aExamines the rationale and expected gains from the formation of regional economic blocs.  Notes that while the potential benefits of an enlarged regional economic bloc is generally appealing to developing countries, the experiences and case of Sub-Saharan African countries suggest that they begin with an arrangement of economic cooperation which focuses on trade in food.  Ultimately, this could lead to production of new and possibly non-traditional agricultural commodities because of the creation of an enlarged market.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR