TY - JOUR AU - Garlińska-Bielawska, Joanna TI - <p> Idea federacji politycznej w praktyce integracji państw Afryki Wschodniej</p> JF - International Business and Global Economy VL - 2014 PY - 2015 DO = 10.4467/23539496IB.13.017.2402 SN - 2300-6102 C1 - 2353-9496 SP - 238 EP - 248 KW - political federation KW - East African Community (EAC) KW - economic integration N2 - <p style="text-align: justify;"> The idea of political federation in East African region has a long history. It was particularly popular during the early post-colonial era, when Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda were searching for possibilities of federation. Instead, a regional integration organism was formed, called the East African Community (EAC), which operated between 1967 and 1977. A renewal of federalist ideas in the region could be observed since 2001, when the EAC became active again. The paper presents the idea of a political federation and analyses the attempts of its implementation by East African countries. A descriptive analysis performed from a historical perspective led to the conclusion that despite the time span and many economic and political changes a practical implementation of federalist ideas in East African Countries remains very difficult, especially by the initial date, set in the year 2015. Therefore, a question arises about the sense and real possibilities of achieving such a serious integration target in the reality of underdeveloped African countries.</p> UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/ibage/artykul/idea-federacji-politycznej-w-praktyce-integracji-panstw-afryki-wschodniej