@book {9514,
	title = {Regional Economic Institutions and Conflict Mitigation: Design, Implementation, and the Promise of Peace},
	year = {2012},
	publisher = {University of Michigan Press},
	organization = {University of Michigan Press},
	address = {Ann Arbor},
	abstract = {In addition to the explicit goal of advancing mutual economic interests, regional economic organizations (REOs) are intended to foster regional cohesion and peace. Drawing on a data set detailing the institutional features of 25 REOs established during the 1980s and 1990s, complemented by a case study of ASEAN, I investigate the factors that affect REOs{\textquoteright} ability to mitigate interstate military conflict. I find fewer interstate conflicts among REO members who have developed high levels of economic integration and who cultivate regular interaction among member-states{\textquoteright} representatives. The book concludes that, with an appropriate institutional design and fully implemented agreements, an REO can indeed play a role in mitigating interstate conflict and make a meaningful contribution to regional peace.},
	url = {http://www.press.umich.edu/4314887/regional_economic_institutions_and_conflict_mitigation},
	author = {Haftel, Yoram Z.}
}
