to achieve their ambitious goal of promoting sustainable development through trade integration in Africa. In light of … on the use of regional and subregional approaches to development. Instead of full-fledged trade liberalization and … indiscriminate economic integration, the regional developmentalism paradigm advocates for state-led trade facilitation, regulatory …

to achieve their ambitious goal of promoting sustainable development through trade integration in Africa. In light of … on the use of regional and subregional approaches to development. Instead of full-fledged trade liberalization and … indiscriminate economic integration, the regional developmentalism paradigm advocates for state-led trade facilitation, regulatory …

society was different there was no single model of development to be adopted or which could be imposed successfully by one … nation-state on others, either through force or through foreign aid programs. Nor could development be promoted simply by …

society was different there was no single model of development to be adopted or which could be imposed successfully by one … nation-state on others, either through force or through foreign aid programs. Nor could development be promoted simply by …

African states up to October 2014. The EPAs are meant not just to liberalize trade but also to promote economic development in … talk and of promoting selfish export interest at the expense of inclusive growth in African countries. Taking the proposed … ECOWAS EPAs as example, analyses reveal that tensions are due to both the gap between discourse and practice of EU trade and …

Government Procurement (GPA) is emerging as a multi-dimensional tool of trade, governance and development. The thesis of this … strong potential to reinforce the positive effects of PIDA and to contribute to the region's growth and development more …-Saharan Africa. To address this, the region itself has initiated a major, long-term, continent-wide infrastructure development …

Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), it derives insights from a large number of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) that embody … substantive provisions on both government procurement and services trade. An important finding is that, from an economic … perspective, general market access commitments with respect to services trade and commitments regarding government procurement of …

Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), it derives insights from a large number of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) that embody … substantive provisions on both government procurement and services trade. An important finding is that, from an economic … perspective, general market access commitments with respect to services trade and commitments regarding government procurement of …

In 2011 the World Bank Group (WBG) issued a new trade strategy. This identifies the primary axes for WBG engagement and … countries to integrate further into the world economy and to benefit from global trade opportunities. This paper briefly … discusses the rationale for the development of a strategy and some criticisms that have been directed at it, in particular the …

In 2011 the World Bank Group (WBG) issued a new trade strategy. This identifies the primary axes for WBG engagement and … countries to integrate further into the world economy and to benefit from global trade opportunities. This paper briefly … discusses the rationale for the development of a strategy and some criticisms that have been directed at it, in particular the …