THE AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT: TRADE AND INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; THE AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT: TRADE AND INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT(AGOA): BACKGROUND AND REAUTHORIZATION; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; KEY PROVISIONS OF AGOA; U.S. IMPORTS UNDER AGOA AND GSP; IMPACTS OF AGOA; APPENDIX. AGOA BENEFICIARIES; Chapter 2: AGOA: TRADE AND INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW; ABSTRACT; ACRONYMS; COUNTRY ASSOCIATIONS; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION
Section 2. u.s. imports from agoa countries and the role of agoasection 3. potential for ssa integration into regional and global supply chains; section 4. agoa country export potential to the united states; section 5. business climate and investment trends in sub-saharan africa; section 6. reciprocal trade agreements: a comparison with unilateral trade preference programs; section 7. agoa trade performance: a review of the literature; appendix a. request letter; appendix b. federal register notice; appendix c. calendar of hearing witnesses; appendix d. positions of interested parties
Appendix e. u.s. imports under agoaappendix f. product space methodology and data; appendix g. business and investment data; appendix h. eu-south africa fta tariff commitments; bibliography; index
Summary
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is a nonreciprocal trade preference program that provides duty-free treatment to U.S. imports of certain products from eligible sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. Congress first authorized AGOA in 2000 to encourage export-led growth and economic development in SSA and improve U.S. economic relations with the region. This book seeks to inform the discussion on the potential reauthorization of AGOA through analysis of the components of the AGOA legislation; U.S. import trends associated with AGOA; the impact of AGOA on African economies and U.S.-Af
