When compared to other developing countries, most Sub-Saharan African countries are characterized by a disappointing level of development. Among the factors explaining this poor performance, the inadequate supply of public goods is often advocated. This inadequate supply is due either to poor...

Pour limiter les contrôles intrusifs, les administrations douanières les plus modernes s’appuient sur l’analyse du risque, seul moyen efficace, compte tenu de l’accroissement du volume des opérations commerciales, pour faciliter les échanges et sécuriser leurs opérations. Les douanes...

The aim of this article is to identify the modalities of financing international trade security. Our analysis is more specifically oriented by the issue of financing the developing countries which must make a considerable effort to attain the required level, whereas the developed countries have...

In the literature, when the price of primary products is booming, developing countries are generally facing an increase in the availability of foreign financing. The STABEX payments should occur after a shortfall export earnings, and as a consequence when government revenues are falling. We show...

The aim of this article is to identify the modalities of financing international trade security. Our analysis is more specifically oriented by the issue of financing the developing countries which must make a considerable effort to attain the required level, whereas the developed countries have...

Industrial lobbying has long been important in West African countries to induce government import-substitution policy. The objectives of governments were to defend infant industries and mobilise fiscal revenue. The doctrine, at a moment conflicting between World Bank and IMF, stopped the...

Since 1993, the prospects of intra-regional trade in West Africa have been strongly debated. Foroutan and Pritchett (1993) explain the low level of trade between Sub-Saharan African countries by structural factors. In opposite, Naudet (1993) shows that trade growth potential is important between...

Customs authorities in developing countries are often reluctant to forgo systematic inspections for fear of risking revenue loss. Such physical inspections, however, impede rather than facilitate trade. Control selectivity is therefore a key issue in customs administration reform. This paper...

L'intégration des marchés contribue à assurer la sécurité alimentaire des populations d'Afrique de l'Ouest. Le cas du Niger illustre parfaitement ce propos. Sa sécurité alimentaire repose en grande partie sur les céréales qu'il importe de son grand voisin, le Nigeria. Dans le cas...

Systematic physical inspections by customs administration are one of the most important impediment to trade facilitation in developing countries. Control selectivity is therefore considered as a key issue in customs administration reforms. Often, authorities are however reluctant to promote this...