Ng, Francis; Yeats, Alexander J. - 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa's declining importance in global trade is primarily due to its inability to remain competitive in … international markets. If Africa merely retained its 1962-1964 shares for major products its exports would now be 75% ($11 billion …) higher. External protection against Africa has not played an important role in this decline, in fact, OECD trade preferences …
