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Economic Partnership Agreements and the Export Competitiveness of Africa

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dc.contributor.authorHoppe, Mombert
dc.contributor.authorBrenton, Paul
dc.contributor.authorNewfarmer, Richard
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-30T19:13:03Z
dc.date.available2012-05-30T19:13:03Z
dc.date.issued2008-05
dc.description.abstractTrade can be a key driver of growth for African countries, as it has been for those countries, particularly in East Asia, that have experienced high and sustained rates of growth. Economic partnership agreements with the European Union could be instrumental in a competitiveness framework, but to do so they would have to be designed carefully in a way that supports integration into the global economy and is consistent with national development strategies. Interim agreements have focused on reciprocal tariff removal and less restrictive rules of origin. To be fully effective, economic partnership agreements will have to address constraints to regional integration, including both tariff and non-tariff barriers; improve trade facilitation; and define appropriate most favored nation services liberalization. At the same time, African countries will need to reduce external tariff peak barriers on a most favored nation basis to ensure that when preferences for the European Union are implemented after transitional periods, they do not lead to substantial losses from trade diversion. This entails an ambitious agenda of policy reform that must be backed up by development assistance in the form of "aid for trade."en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/05/9473003/economic-partnership-agreements-export-competitiveness-africa
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4627
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6688
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper No. 4627
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAPPAREL
dc.subjectAPPAREL EXPORTS
dc.subjectAPPAREL PRODUCERS
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO TRADE
dc.subjectBENCHMARKS
dc.subjectBILATERAL AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectBILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectBUSINESS CLIMATE
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectCOMMODITIES
dc.subjectCOMMODITY
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCOMPETITION POLICIES
dc.subjectCOMPETITION POLICY
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONCESSIONS
dc.subjectCONFORMITY ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICES
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS REVENUES
dc.subjectCUSTOMS UNION
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subjectDISPUTE RESOLUTION
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKETS
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESOURCES
dc.subjectECONOMIC SIZE
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectEUROPEAN UNION
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectEXPORT COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectEXPORT DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectEXPORT GROWTH
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKET
dc.subjectEXPORT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEXPORT PATTERNS
dc.subjectEXPORT PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectEXPORT PRICES
dc.subjectEXPORT PROCESSING
dc.subjectEXPORT PROCESSING ZONES
dc.subjectEXPORT PROMOTION
dc.subjectEXPORT PROMOTION AGENCIES
dc.subjectEXPORT VALUE
dc.subjectEXPORTERS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTERNAL BARRIERS
dc.subjectEXTERNAL TARIFF
dc.subjectEXTERNAL TARIFFS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFREE ACCESS
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectFREE TRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subjectFREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectFREE TRADE AREAS
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGLOBAL COMPETITION
dc.subjectGLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectGLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS
dc.subjectGLOBAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectGLOBAL EXPORTS
dc.subjectGLOBAL INTEGRATION
dc.subjectGLOBAL MARKET
dc.subjectGLOBAL MARKETPLACE
dc.subjectGLOBAL MARKETS
dc.subjectGLOBAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectGLOBAL TRADE
dc.subjectGLOBALIZATION
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT REGULATION
dc.subjectGRAVITY MODEL
dc.subjectGROWTH IN TRADE
dc.subjectGROWTH POTENTIAL
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHARMONIZATION
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMPORT DUTIES
dc.subjectIMPORT TAXES
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINCENTIVE STRUCTURE
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME TAXES
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKET
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT REGIME
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLDCS
dc.subjectLOST TARIFF REVENUE
dc.subjectLOST TARIFF REVENUES
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectMARKET FAILURES
dc.subjectMARKET INFORMATION
dc.subjectMARKET PRICES
dc.subjectMARKET SHARE
dc.subjectMARKET SHARES
dc.subjectMARKET SIZE
dc.subjectMIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMONOPOLIES
dc.subjectMOST FAVORED NATION
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectMUTUAL TRADE
dc.subjectNATIONAL COMPETITION
dc.subjectNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectNEW MARKETS
dc.subjectNEW PRODUCTS
dc.subjectNON-TARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectOPENNESS
dc.subjectPARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPATTERN OF TRADE
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPORTFOLIO
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EFFECTS
dc.subjectPOWER PARITY
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL ACCESS
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL MARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL RATES
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TARIFF
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TARIFFS
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TRADE
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectPRICE CONTROLS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROTECTIONIST
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectRAPID GROWTH
dc.subjectRATE OF GROWTH
dc.subjectRECIPROCAL TARIFF REDUCTION
dc.subjectREFORM PROGRAM
dc.subjectREFORM PROGRAMS
dc.subjectREGIONAL INTEGRATION
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectREGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
dc.subjectREGULATORY OVERSIGHT
dc.subjectRESTRICTIVE RULES OF ORIGIN
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSAFETY STANDARDS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SAFETY NET
dc.subjectSOURCING
dc.subjectTARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectTARIFF EXEMPTIONS
dc.subjectTARIFF RATE
dc.subjectTARIFF RATES
dc.subjectTARIFF REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectTARIFF REFORM
dc.subjectTARIFF REVENUE
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTAX POLICY
dc.subjectTAX RATES
dc.subjectTAX REVENUE
dc.subjectTAX REVENUES
dc.subjectTAX STRUCTURES
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTOURISM
dc.subjectTRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subjectTRADE COMMISSIONER
dc.subjectTRADE COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectTRADE COSTS
dc.subjectTRADE DIVERSION
dc.subjectTRADE FACILITATION
dc.subjectTRADE FLOWS
dc.subjectTRADE IN GOODS
dc.subjectTRADE IN SERVICES
dc.subjectTRADE INTEGRATION
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRADE NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectTRADE PATTERNS
dc.subjectTRADE POLICIES
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRADE PREFERENCES
dc.subjectTRADE PROMOTION
dc.subjectTRADE PROTECTION
dc.subjectTRADE REFORM
dc.subjectTRADE REFORMS
dc.subjectTRADE REGIME
dc.subjectTRADE RELATIONS
dc.subjectTRADE RELATIONSHIPS
dc.subjectTRADE TAXES
dc.subjectTRANSFER OF TARIFF REVENUE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectTURNOVER
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNILATERAL REFORM
dc.subjectVALUE OF EXPORTS
dc.subjectVALUE OF TRADE
dc.subjectVOLUME OF TRADE
dc.subjectWAGE GAP
dc.subjectWAGE RATES
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWELFARE IMPACTS
dc.subjectWORLD ECONOMY
dc.subjectWORLD MARKET
dc.subjectWTO
dc.titleEconomic Partnership Agreements and the Export Competitiveness of Africaen
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okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
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okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade Policy
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Emerging Markets
okr.topicLaw and Development::Trade Law
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Free Trade
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
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