| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 509 pages) : illustrations |
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Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgment -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Opening Address Alassane Ouattara -- 2 Trade Reforms and Regional Integration� An Overview Zubair Iqbal and Mohsin S. Khan -- Part I. Trade Reform, Macroeconomic Adjustment, and Growth -- 3 Trade Liberalization Michael Mussa -- 4 Trade Liberalization in Sub-Saharan Africa Robert Sharer -- 5 The Revenue Implications of Trade Liberalization Liam P. Ebrill and Janet G. Stotsky -- 6 Globalization: Implications for Africa Paul Collier -- 7 Why Is Trade Reform So Difficult in Africa? Dani Rodrik |
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8 Africa's Role in Multilateral Trade Negotiations: Past and Future Zhen Kun Wang and L. Alan Winters9 Trade and Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa Benno J. Ndulu and Njuguna S. Ndung'u -- 10 Africa: Industrialization Strategy in the Context of Globalization Charles Chukwuma Soludo -- Part II. Regional Integration in Africa -- 11 Regional Integration: Lessons from Asia and the Western Hemisphere Gary Hufbauer and Barbara Kotschwar -- 12 Trade Policy and Regional Integration in Sub-Saharan Africa Ademola Oyejide |
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13 Beyond Trade: Regional Arrangements as a Window on Globalization Christian A. Francois and Arvind Subramanian14 Regional Integration, Trade, and Foreign Direct Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa Ibrahim A. Elbadawi and Francis M. Mwega -- 15 Sub-Saharan African Experiences with Regional Integration Ernest Aryeetey -- 16 Regional Integration Arrangements in Southern Africa: SADC and SACU Trudi Hartzenberg and Gavin Maasdorp -- 17 Regional Trade Arrangements: The COMESA Experience Louis A. Kasekende and Charles A. Abuka |
| Summary |
Edited by Zubair Iqbal and Mohsin Khan, this volume is a collection of papers given at a seminar on trade issues in Africa, conducted by the IMF nad the African Economic Research Consortium. It represents the views of government officials, academics, and representatives from multilateral and regional agencies on issues relating to trade reform and regionalism in Africa. Issues include the role of trade liberalization in promoting sustained growth, interdependence of trade and macroeconomic policies, impediments to effective trade reforms, the steps needed to accelerate trade reform, and the importance of regional interaction |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Exports & Imports.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- Marketing.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- Trade & Tariffs.
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Commercial policy
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Economic history -- Regional disparities
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International economic integration
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International economic relations
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Handelspolitiek.
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Regionale integratie.
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Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Commercial policy -- Congresses
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Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Economic conditions -- Regional disparities -- Congresses
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Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Economic integration -- Congresses
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Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Foreign economic relations -- Congresses
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| Subject |
Sub-Saharan Africa
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| Genre/Form |
proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Iqbal, Zubair, editor.
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Khan, Mohsin S., editor.
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International Monetary Fund, issuing body.
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African Economic Research Consortium.
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| LC no. |
98011659 |
| ISBN |
9781455299140 |
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1455299146 |
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1283535513 |
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9781283535519 |
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1462346103 |
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9781462346103 |
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145521244X |
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9781455212446 |
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9786613847966 |
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6613847968 |
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