Trade integration in the Southern African development community: Prospects and problems1

Autor:	Marina J Mayer, Rosalind H Thomas
Rok vydání:	1997
Předmět:	Economic integration Trade and development Process (engineering) Sine qua non business.industry Geography Planning and Development Context (language use) International trade Development Preliminary analysis International free trade agreement Political science Trade barrier business
Zdroj:	Development Southern Africa. 14:327-353
ISSN:	1470-3637 0376-835X
Popis:	The adoption of a trade and development protocol by the member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in August 1996 marks the end of an era of sectoral cooperation and the beginning of a process of trade integration among these countries. This article provides a preliminary analysis of the obstacles and opportunities which trade integration presents for the Southern African region in the context of the institutional and structural factors currently influencing trade patterns both within and outside the region. Critically, the article poses the question whether the provisions of the trade protocol provide an adequate framework for the region's agenda of trade integration and industrial development that is equitable, balanced and mutually beneficial. The analysis demonstrates that it does not, and hence the authors argue that measures that lie beyond the provisions of the trade protocol are a sine qua non for the success of trade integration.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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