Regional integration and trade in Africa. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Mthuli Ncube, Issa Faye and Audrey Verdier-Chouchane.
• Editors: Ncube, Mthuli, 1963-; Faye, Issa, 1972-; Verdier-Chouchane, Audrey, 1973-
• Contents: Overview Chapter: Understanding Africa's Regional Trade; Mthuli Nucbe, Issa Faye and Audrey Verdier-Chouchane -- PART I: INTRA-AFRICAN TRADE PERFORMANCE AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION -- 1. Competitiveness and Integration through Trade in CEMAC Countries: Comparative Advantage and Contribution to the Trade Balance; Jospeh Parfait Owoundi -- 2. Economic integration, Trade Facilitation and Agricultural Exports Performance in ECOWAS Sub-Region; Wumi Olayiwola, Evans Osabuohien, Henry Okodua and Oluyomi Ola-David -- 3. The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Export Growth and Import Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa; Lanre Kassim -- PART II: MEASURING TRADE POTENTIAL: THE GRAVITY MODEL APPROACH -- 4. Market Integration in the ECCAS Sub-Region; Ďsiř Avom and Mouhamed Mbouandi Njikam -- 5. Regional Integration and Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1993-2010: An Augmented Gravity Model; Edris Seid -- PART III: INDUSTRIALIZATION STRATEGY AND THE ISSUE OF DEINDUSTRIALIZATION -- 6. Malawi's Trade Policies, Market Structure, and Manufacturing Performance, 1967-2002; Hopestone Kayiska Chavula -- 7. Impact of South-South and North-South Trade on Industrialization in Africa; Henri Atangana Ondoa and Tabi Henri Ngoa -- PART IV: IMPACT OF CURRENCY UNION ON TRADE -- 8. Impact of Monetary Unions on Trade: The Case of WAEMU; Ibrahima Camara -- 9. Trade Agreements and Flows in ECOWAS: Is a Single Currency the Determining Factor?; Benjamin Ndong and Sokhana Diarra Mboup -- 10. A DSGE Model of Trade and Risk-sharing Effects of Currency Union on Economic Integration of the CFA Zone; Thierry Kame Babilla -- Concluding Chapter: Enhancing Intra-African Trade through Regional Integration; Mthuli Ncube, Issa Faye and Audrey Verdier-Chouchane.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 337.1/6; Economics; Commerce; Commercial policy; International economic integration; International economic relations; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / Economics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General; Political Science -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy; Business & Economics -- Urban & Regional; Political Science -- Economic Conditions; Business & Economics -- Development -- Economic Development; Political economy; Economic growth; Management science; Development economics; Economic policy; Regional economics; Political economy; Economic growth; Business & Economics -- Development -- General; Development economics & emerging economies; Africa -- Commercial policy; Africa -- Commerce; Africa -- Economic integration; Africa -- Foreign economic relations; Africa; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137462053; 1137462051
• Related ISBNs: 9781137462046; 1137462043; 9781349690312; 1349690317
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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