| 中文摘要 | 第4-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-11页 |
| CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION | 第16-23页 |
| 1.1 BACKGROUND | 第16-18页 |
| 1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM | 第18-19页 |
| 1.3 Objective of the study (intended academic breakthrough) | 第19页 |
| 1.4 Significance of the study | 第19-20页 |
| 1.5 Limitation of the study | 第20页 |
| 1.6 Research methodology | 第20-21页 |
| 1.7 Organization of the study | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature review and theoretical framework | 第23-36页 |
| 2.1 | 第23-32页 |
| 2.1.1 The Relevance of Regional Integration in West Africa | 第23-26页 |
| 2.1.2 The role of ECOWAS in the creation of free trade zone in West Africa | 第26-27页 |
| 2.1.3 Improving Trade Relations between West African states | 第27-30页 |
| 2.1.4 The creation of sub regional citizenship in West Africa | 第30-32页 |
| 2.2 Theoretical Framework | 第32-36页 |
| 2.2.1 Economic liberalism | 第33-34页 |
| 2.2.3 The Theory of Functionalism | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter 3 Historical Background of the Economic Community ofWest African States and Ghana | 第36-50页 |
| 3.1 Introduction | 第36-42页 |
| 3.1.1 Historical Antecedence of the Economic Community of West African State | 第37-42页 |
| 3.2 History and Background of Ghana | 第42-45页 |
| 3.3 Ghana's contribution to the sustenance of ECOWAS | 第45-50页 |
| Chapter 4 Cross Border Trade in west Africa | 第50-68页 |
| 4.1 How ECOWAS has facilitated easy movement of Labor and Capital across borders | 第51-57页 |
| 4.2 The structure of the West African economy | 第57-63页 |
| 4.3 Contribution of ECOWAS states to the growth of Ghana's Economy | 第63-68页 |
| Chapter 5 Findings and prospects | 第68-72页 |
| 5.1 FINDINGS | 第68-69页 |
| 5.2 RECOMMENDATIONS | 第69-72页 |
| CONCLUSSION | 第72-74页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第74-78页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT | 第78-79页 |
