This book addresses a major gap in the longstanding research on regional organisations: how do their finances work and what do they reveal about the region-building process? It brings together an empirically rich collection of chapters written by experts of regional organisations in Latin America, Africa and Asia.

Foreword 1. The Finances of Regional Organisations in the South: Challenges of studying a neglected facet of regionalism Part I: Africa 2. The Finances of the African Union (AU) 3. The Finances of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) 4. The Finances of the East African Community (EAC) 5. The Finances of the International Conference on Great Lakes Region (ICGLC) 6. The Finances of the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) 7. The Finances of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) 8. Mapping and Problematising External Funding to the African Union and the Regional Economic Communities 9. Modernising the Partnership between Donors and Regional Organisations in Africa: The case of the African Union Commission Part II: The Arab World, Latin America and Asia 10. The Finances of the League of Arab States (LAS) 11. The Finances of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) 12. The Finances of the Common Market of the South (MERCOSUR) 13. The Finances of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) 14. The Finances of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 15. The Finances of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) 16. The Finances of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) 17. Towards a New Typology of Regionalism: A comparative approach to the finances of regional organisations