Political Economy of Regionalism in Southern Africa,9781588262240

Political Economy of Regionalism in Southern Africa

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9781588262240
ISBN10: 1588262243
Format: Nonspecific Binding
Pub. Date: 2003-08-31
Publisher(s): Lynne Rienner
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Author Biography

Margaret C. Lee is a visiting Associate Professor with the African Studies Program, Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

Table of Contents

Foreword v
Preface and Acknowledgments vii
Acronyms and Abbreviations xi
Introduction 1(6)
Africa and the Political Economy of Regionalism
7(37)
Definitions of Regionalism and Regionalisation
8(1)
Neo-liberalism
9(6)
Globalisation
15(4)
Theories of Regional Integration
19(9)
New Regionalism
28(11)
Globalisation and Regionalisation
39(5)
From Coordination Conference to Development Community
44(29)
The SADC Region
44(6)
SADC Programme of Action
50(5)
SADC's Institutional Structure
55(7)
The Region in Economic Perspective
62(3)
The Region in Political Perspective
65(8)
Overview of Southern African Trade Relations
73(36)
Overlapping Regional Economic Organisations
73(20)
Cross-Border Initiative
93(3)
Regional Bilateral Trade Agreements
96(6)
Direction of Trade in the SADC Region
102(4)
Non-Tariff Barriers to Trade in the SADC Region
106(3)
Free Trade Agreement
109(35)
SADC Protocol on Trade
109(3)
Modalities of the Negotiations
112(4)
The Negotiations
116(22)
Implementation of the SADC FTA
138(1)
Regional Trade Relations
138(6)
Investment
144(31)
Global Investment Policy Trends
144(2)
Foreign Investment in Africa: The Record
146(3)
Investing in Transport Infrastructure: The Case of the Maputo Development Corridor
149(15)
Investment in South Africa
164(6)
Investment in the SADC Region
170(5)
Further Marginalisation or Integration?
175(17)
World Trade Organisation
175(3)
African Growth and Opportunity Act
178(14)
The European Union and Southern Africa
192(43)
EU-ACP Relations in Historical Perspective
192(5)
Trade Between the EU and Southern Africa
197(6)
EU Technical and Financial Assistance
203(4)
The EU and South Africa
207(17)
Future EU-Southern Africa Relations: The Cotonou Agreement
224(11)
The Way Forward
235(11)
Regionalism Within the Context of SADC Realities
237(2)
The Prerequisites for Regionalism
239(5)
Further Integration into the World Economy
244(1)
Implementation of Viable National Development Strategies
245(1)
Bibliography
246(23)
Appendices
269(23)
1. Direction of Trade Tables
269(8)
2. Informal Trade Tables
277(3)
3. SADC Trade Offers
280(3)
4. Currency Conversion Table
283(1)
5. Potential for Increased Trade Between SACU and the SADC 7
284(4)
6. Individuals Interviewed for the Study
288(4)
Index 292

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