1. The construction of new, nested markets and the role of rural development policies : some introductory notes / Paul Hebinck, Sergio Schneider and Jan Douwe van der Ploeg -- 2. Newly emerging, nested markets : a theoretical introduction / Jan Douwe van der Ploeg -- 3. The visible hand in...

"This book focuses on empirical experiences related to market development, and specifically new markets with structurally different characteristics than mainstream markets. Europe, Brazil, China and the rather robust and complex African experiences are covered to provide a rich multidisciplinary...

The paper provides an economic analysis of the impact of HIV/AIDS on the health sector i Southern Africa. It provides indicators for the scale of the impact, including estimates of tr. costs of various forms treatment. In anticipation of increasing numbers of patients with HIV/AIDS-related...

Anecdotal evidence suggests that the economies of South Africa and its neighbors (Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe) are tightly integrated with each other. There are important institutional linkages. Across the region there are also large flows of goods and...

The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) is the oldest customs union in the world, with significant opportunities ahead for creating higher economic growth and increased welfare benefits to the people of the region, by fulfilling its vision to become an economic community with a common market...

This paper discusses initial performance of the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) Macroeconomic Convergence Program. The SADC's regional economic integration agenda includes a macroeconomic convergence program, intended to achieve and maintain macroeconomic stability in the region,...

Since the early 1990s, many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have made significant progress in opening their economies to external competition through trade and currency liberalization. This paper analyzes trade and policy developments for 22 countries in eastern and southern Africa, looks at...