Trade Relations Between the EU and Africa
Development, Challenges and Options Beyond the Cotonou Agreement
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Trade Relations Between the EU and Africa
Development, Challenges and Options Beyond the Cotonou Agreement
About this book
Trade liberalisation and openness, as linchpins for development have been flagships of conventional economic policy advices to most African countries over the last few decades. Much of the orientation of the focus however has been on the impact of international trade on development rather than the requirements that development should inform the shaping of the international trading system so that African countries may be able to benefit from such trade. This view has permeated both academic debate and the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Negotiation between the European Commission and groups of African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States.
This timely volume advances an alternative set of inter-related, interdisciplinary perspectives and debates which contribute to overlapping genres and discourses, notably how rules of origins may stifle the development dimension of EPAs, how special agricultural safeguards may be used in balancing the effects of trade liberalisation on small farm holders in Africa. It also discusses the centrality of aid for trade in trade negotiations, and mainstreaming development in the EPAs debate to enhance domestic supply side in Africa and the various regional integration processes in the region.
This book focuses on areas of trade that may inform the development dimension of international trade. With this edited volume, a team of specialists provide a comprehensive survey of ACP –EU trade and Africa trade relation in the global context, placing it in its legal, economic and political contexts. The book innovative approach coupled with a stimulating and accessible writing style, allows the reader to engage fully with the content. It will be of most value to students, scholars and related policymakers of international, development and trade economics.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations and acronyms
- Notations and variables
- Part I: Africa–EU trade relations in the twenty-first century: An introduction
- Part II: Development dimensions and poverty alleviation inEPAs
- Part III: Rules of origin in the EPAs and WTO trade regimes
- Part IV: Market access challenges in the EPA and WTO trade regimes
- Part V: Issues for EPA and WTO negotiations for Africancommodity exports: Selected country case studies
- Part VI: Policy implications and conclusions
- Appendix: WTO notifications