This paper describes the United States recently enacted Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and assesses its … quantitative impact on African exports. The AGOA expands the scope of preferential access of Africa's exports to the United States …

The popular impression that Africa has not integrated into world trade, as suggested by the evolution in simple … lends support to the popular view of disintegration. Africa, especially Francophone Africa, is currently under …

sustained growth for sub-Saharan Africa. This analysis suggests that what are usually regarded as first-order problems -- broad … institutions, macroeconomic stability, trade openness, education, and inequality -- may not nowbe binding constraints in Africa … Africa. A key question is to what extent Africa can rely on manufactured exports as a mode of "escape from underdevelopment …

sustained growth for sub-Saharan Africa. This analysis suggests that what are usually regarded as first-order problems -- broad … institutions, macroeconomic stability, trade openness, education, and inequality -- may not nowbe binding constraints in Africa … Africa. A key question is to what extent Africa can rely on manufactured exports as a mode of "escape from underdevelopment …

.S. initiatives toward the African continent. The Act aims broadly at improving economic policymaking in Africa, enabling countries to … embrace globalization, and securing durable political and economic stability. As an incentive for Africa to adopt the … main conclusions are:middot; AGOA will provide real opportunities to Africa. Even on conservative estimates about Africa …

sustained growth for sub-Saharan Africa. This analysis suggests that what are usually regarded as first-order problems -- broad … institutions, macroeconomic stability, trade openness, education, and inequality -- may not nowbe binding constraints in Africa … Africa. A key question is to what extent Africa can rely on manufactured exports as a mode of quot;escape from …