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Trade and industrial development in Africa : rethinking strategy and policy /

This book revisits the perennial challenge that scholars, economists, and politicians have been grappling with since the 1960s. Development, in this book, has been defined in a context that projects it as a multidimensional and complex process which seeks to enhance the human, social, economic and c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Moyo, Theresa (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dakar [Senegal] : CODESRIA, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, 2014.
Colección:Codesria book series
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Abbreviations; Tables; Boxes; Figures; Acknowledgement; Contributors; Foreword; Introduction; PART ONE
  • Trade and Industrial Policy in Africa: Theoretical Debates and Experiences from Developing Regions; 1. The Case for a Developmental Trade and Industrial Policy for Africa; Introduction; Trade, Industry and Development: Theoretical Perspectives; Empirical Evidence on Trade and Industry Policy and its Developmental Impact; The East and South Asian Experience: What are the Lessons?; Conclusions and Recommendations; References.
  • 2. The Theoretical Basis, Elements and Impact of Nigeria's Trade and Industrial Policy under the Structural Adjustment ProgrammeIntroduction; Pre-Structural Adjustment Programme Trade and Industrial Policy in Brief; Outline/Elements of the Trade and Industrial Policy Reform under Structural Adjustment Programme; Summary and Recommendations; References; Appendices; 3. Trade, Industrial Policy and Development in the Era of Globalization in Africa: The Case of Botswana and Tanzania; Introduction; Theoretical Framework.
  • Trade, Industrial Policy and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Botswana and TanzaniaThe Case of Tanzania; Global and Regional Challenges and Opportunities; Conclusion; Notes; References; Appendix A; Appendix B; 4. Economic Reforms in Zambia and India: Comparative Trade and Industrial Policy during 1991-1992; Introduction; Trade and Industrial Policy Reform could Contribute to Reinvigorating the Economies; Policy Shift Imperatives in Zambia; Zambia's Economic Downswing: Some Historical Factors; Zambia's Debt Regime; Socio-economic Meltdown; Enter the IMF and the World Bank.
  • Acts of Desperation?Policy Shift Trajectory in Zambia; No Results Yet; Trade and Industrial Policy Shift in India; India's Economy: Some Historical Factors; Low Economic Growth; External Factors; India's Policy Shifts; Conclusion; Recommendations; Notes; References; 5. The Emergence of China in Cameroon: Trade Impact and Evolution of Trade Configuration; Introduction; Theoretical Framework; Size, Significance and Composition of Trade with China; Exports to China and other Major (Export) Destinations; Imports from China and other Major (Import) Sources.
  • Trade Balance with China and other Major Trading PartnersPotential Impact of Trade with China; Competitive Impact; Conclusion; Notes; References; Appendices; PART TWO
  • Trade and Industrial Policy: Regional and International Context; 6. EU-Africa Economic Partnership Agreements: Risks, Rewards and Requisites for Agricultural Trade and African Development; Introduction; Review of the Potential Impact of the EU-Africa EPA; Risks and Challenges of Agricultural FTAs; Approaches to Agricultural Liberalization in EU FTAs; Recommendations for Improved Agriculture under the EU-African EPAs.