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International Journal of Political Science and Development Vol. 2(4), pp. 58 –67, April, 2014 DOI: 10.14662/IJPSD2014.018 ISSN: 2360-784X Full Length Research Dilemmas of collective action: Explaining East African regional integration and cooperation
Stephen M. Magu
1000 Regent University Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23462. Email: smagu@regent.edu. Phone: 2025944499
Accepted 22 April 2014
East African
countries have a long history of regional cooperation through
institutions. Regional cooperation predated independence, and
intensified with the formation of the first East African Community (EAC).
The EAC was operational between 1967 and 1977 and was later revived
in 1999. Cooperation was not always been flawless, reforming
economies, governance and implementation of the EAC Treaty has been
rocky. No member state has utilized referenda to validate their
positions, despite stated actions in ‘public interest’. This
research applies the theoretical assumptions of Domestic Audience
and Prisoner’s Dilemma approaches to evaluate two instances where
Tanzania cooperated with the other partner states, and two
non-cooperation instances. Just as do great powers, developing
countries contend with dilemmas of cooperation and the threat of
audience costs, given the potential effects of different
stakeholders.
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