In this paper, we present the MIDARCH method for selecting a middleware platform in Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) and migration projects. Its specific contribution is the use of architectural styles (MINT Styles) as a vehicle for binding architectural knowledge. In addition, an ongoing case study is presented which applies the MIDARCHmethod to a web-based regional trade information s...

negotiations among nations on policies to promote international economic integration have widened in recent years to cover new issues; for example, foreign direct investment rules, policies to promote competition, the international movement of labor, the environment and monetary :union:. in these negotiations, a consensus among the parties negotiating is usually lacking and many of these negoti...

Recent developments in international trade theory predict that increased globalization will be associated with increased locational concentration of economic activities, and hence increased specialisation of national and regional economies. Relative little empirical evidence exists on whether these predictions are correct, mainly as far as Central and Eastern Europe is concerned. This paper aim...

The regional policy level is often seen as a (potential) source of progressive policy-making in health (and in social policy more widely), complementing or substituting national policy levels, which are perceived as underperforming. While it can certainly be argued that there are important opportunities to adopt regional approaches to tackle border-crossing health issues, this article draws the...

In contrast to developments in other world regions, efforts to institutionalize regional economic cooperation in East Asia have been weak. Though Southeast Asian economies have taken action toward trade liberalization (ASEAN Free Trade Area), the major economies of the region such as China, Japan and Korea have not been part of any formal trade groupings until recently. Ongoing economic coopera...

Problems often arise when partners in regional integration agreements (RIA) have divergent exchange rate policies, as has happened in recent years with the Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur). The January 1999 devaluation of the Brazilian real strained the relationship between Argentina and Brazil, setting off a series of events that included protectionist measures in Argentina, Argentine bu...