%0 Journal Article
%T The idea of political federation in the integration
	reality of East African countries
%A Garlińska-Bielawska, Joanna
%J International Business and Global Economy
%V 2014
%R 10.4467/23539496IB.13.017.2402
%N Volume 33
%P 238-248
%K economic integration, political federation, East African Community (EAC)
%@ 2300-6102
%D 2015
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/ibage/article/idea-federacji-politycznej-w-praktyce-integracji-panstw-afryki-wschodniej
%X 
	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.