GERASIMOS KONIDARIS Department of Politics, University of SheffieldSTEPHEN RILEY Reader in Politics, Staffordshire UniversityJEAN GRUGEL Lecturer in Politics, University of SheffieldANTHONY PAYNE Professor of Politics, University of SheffieldPAUL CAMMACK Professor of Government, Manchester UniversityNGAI LING SUM Simon Research Fellow, International Center for Labour Studies, Manchester UniversityDOMINIC KELLY Research Fellow, International Relations, Department of International Studies and Law, Coventry University

• Preface List of Abbreviations Notes on the Contributors Introduction: The Political Economy of Sub-regionalism and World Order; G.Hook & I.Kearns PART ONE: SUB-REGIONALISM IN EUROPE, CENTRAL ASIA AND WEST AFRICA Introduction; I.Kearns Sub-regionalism in Central Europe; I.Kearns The Black Sea Economic Cooperation Scheme; G.Konidaris West African Sub-regionalism: The Case of the Economic Community of West African States; S.Riley PART TWO: SUB-REGIONALSIM IN THE AMERICAS Introduction; J.Grugel Mercosur: From Domestic Concerns to Regional Influence; P.Cammack The Association of Caribbean States; A.Payne Going it Alone? The Chilean Strategy for Sub-regional Integration; J.Grugel PART THREE: SUB-REGIONALISM IN EAST ASIA Introduction; G.Hook The Association of South-East Asian Nations; D.Kelly Politics of Identities and the Making of the 'Greater China' Subregion in the Post-Cold War Era; N.L.Sum The East Asian Economic Caucus: A Case of Reactive Sub-regionalism?; G.Hook Conclusion: Sub-regionalism: An Assessment; I.Kearns & G.Hook Index