. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 1.

Published in final edited form as: Soc Forces. 2017 May 25;96(1):215–238. doi: 10.1093/sf/sox044

Table B1.

Trade Bloc Classifications

Type of Bloc	Names of Blocs
Free Trade Area	Andean Community, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA), Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA), Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Customs and Economic Union of Central Africa (UDEAC), East African Community (EACM), East Caribbean Common Market (ECCM), Economic and Monetary Union of Central Africa (CEMAC), Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), European Free Trade Association (EFTA), European Union (EU), Latin American Free Trade Association (LAFTA), Mercosur, Monetary Union of Central Africa (UMAC), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Southern African Customs Union (SACU), West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), West African Monetary Union (UMOA)
Common Market	Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), East African Community (EACM), East Caribbean Common Market (ECCM), European Union (EU), Mercosur
Monetary Union	Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Economic and Monetary Union of Central Africa (CEMAC), Euro Area (Eurozone), Monetary Union of Central Africa (UMAC), West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), West African Monetary Union (UMOA)