1st Edition
The Free Trade Area of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
Edited By Victor Murinde
Copyright 2001
274 Pages
by
Routledge
274 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the last ten years, while GATT and (later) WTO were actively advocating the doctrine of free trade, the world witnessed unprecedented formation of regional trading blocs. Focusing on the prospects and challenges of the free trade area of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the question of regional trade integration, the book also combines in-depth theoretical and... Read more
Contents: Introductory overview, Victor Murinde; The COMESA free trade area: concept, challenges and opportunities, Charles L. Chanthunya; An historical background to the formation of COMESA, Siteke G. Mwale; The institutional framework of COMESA, Stephen Karangizi and Mwansa J. Musonda; Foreign direct investment, regional integration and economic growth: some lessons for Africa, Anthony Bende-Nabende; Export promotion and economic growth: evidence on African economies, Charles L. Chanthunya and Victor Murinde; The implications of WTO and GATS for the banking sector in Africa, Victor Murinde and Cillian Ryan; Globalization, economic restructuring, supply and policy responses in developing countries, Fadhil A. Mahdi; The COMESA vision and strategy for integrating trade and development regionally into the 21st century, Erastus J.O. Mwencha; References; Index.
Biography
Victor Murinde
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