Assessing regional integration in Africa IV
Subtitle: enhancing intra-African trade
By: Economic Commission for Africa, African Union, African Development Bank
Contributors: African Union; African Development Bank
Publisher: Economic Commission for Africa
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Addis Ababa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 504
ISBN-13: 9789211251142
Subjects: Regionalism; Economic integration; Social integration; Economics; Africa; African cooperation; Business and politics
Description: "The publication seeks to address the pressing issues that are negatively affecting trade amongst African countries. It undertakes a comprehensive empirical analysis of intra-African trade to determine why it has remained consistently low over the past decades. The report proposes concrete recommendations, to be implemented by member States, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), members of the private-sector, and other stakeholders in Africa’s development. It also analyses the various policy issues and other factors that have affected intra-African trade."--Publisher's description.
Notes: "Sales number: E.10.II.K.2"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The status of regional integration in Africa; title: Theoretical perspectives on trade, growth and poverty reduction; title: African trade flows and patterns; title: Informal trade in Africa; title: Trade facilitation and intra-African trade; title: The development of trade transit corridors in Africa's landlocked countries; title: Payments systems and intra-African trade; title: Infrastructure and intra-African trade; title: Supply-and-demand constraints to intra-Africa trade; title: Economic partnership agreements and their potential impact on Intra-African trade; title: Gender and intra African trade: the case of West Africa; title: Trade experience beyond Africa; title: Looking ahead: ARIA IV conclusions and recommendations.