How Africa Trades
About this book
Trade is an essential driver of economic transformation, growth, and prosperity. At a time of global uncertainty and policy fluidity, this comprehensive volume demystifies African trade and trade policy to provide a deeper understanding of how trade impacts the lives of all Africans and the continent's development aspirations.
Featuring a wealth of data-driven evaluations of trade negotiations and policy choices, How Africa Trades is an invaluable open access resource for making sense of the continent's major trade challenges, including commodity dependence, competitiveness, and how African countries engage with often unconducive international trade rules that distort global markets.
In-depth analysis focuses on intra-African trade initiatives, including the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), trade between African countries and their major trading partners, and how the short-term shocks of Covid-19 restrictions brought about longer-term changes in informal and formal trade patterns, and sped-up shifts in digital trade.
Edited by Professor David Luke, and featuring vital contributions on trade economics, international law and sustainable development, How Africa Trades draws on the research expertise of LSE's Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa. This volume provides information, expertise and tools for policymakers, stakeholders and scholars with an interest in understanding the dynamics of trade and in making effective policy decisions that centre development and inclusivity for Africa and its people.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Extended contents
- List of figures, tables and boxes
- Contributors
- Acronyms
- Glossary
- Preface – David Luke
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Trade and investment flows and a perspective for analysing trade policy in Africa
- 2. The AfCFTA and regional trade
- 3. Africa’s trade arrangements with the European Union and China
- 4. Africa’s trade arrangements with the United States, the United Kingdom and other prominent partners
- 5. Africa in the World Trade Organization
- 6. How the Covid-19 crisis affected formal trade
- 7. How the Covid-19 crisis affected informal and digital trade
- 8. Conclusion: it’s in the world’s interest to give Africa a new trade deal