Overview
- Studies past and current integration policies in Africa
- Discusses how African regions could foster new manufacturing industries and value chains across the continent
- Examines the role of international trade agreements in promoting economic development in Africa
Part of the book series: Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development (AAESPD)
Access this book
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Other ways to access
Table of contents (14 chapters)
-
Front Matter
-
The Economic Regions in Africa
-
Front Matter
-
-
Industrial Policy in the African Regions
-
Front Matter
-
-
Global Dimensions of Regionalism
-
Front Matter
-
-
Back Matter
Keywords
About this book
This book examines the past, present and prospects of regional economic integration in Africa. The empirical analysis ranges from unions formed during the years following independence, to the proposed African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which aims to remove trade barriers between all 55 African states. In addition, the book explores to what extent Africa’s Regional Economic Communities (RECs) have advanced in accordance with a linear integration model of goods, labor and capital markets.
The book subsequently evaluates the suitability of the European model of deep integration with costly institutions for the conditions specific to Africa, considering, for example, the role of informal and non-recorded trade. Stylized cases of regional division of labour with increasing returns and imperfect competition are introduced to support the economic integration logic. Past and current economic policies in Africa are scrutinized to answer the question: how can African regions best foster new manufacturing industries and value chains across the continent? In conclusion, the book outlines content and processes of Common Industrial Policy in the African regions. The book also addresses the controversial issue of international trade agreements between developing countries and the European Union or the USA and investigates whether these agreements impede or promote economic development in Africa. The book includes a detailed roadmap describing how to improve key clauses of agreements for economic partnership in the interest of African countries. In closing, it outlines a new vision of joint sustainable development for Africa and Europe.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Helmut Asche has been professor at the University of Leipzig and Mainz (Germany) where he has taught development economics and African studies. Previously, he worked as a social and economic advisor for the governments of Burkina Faso, Rwanda and Kenya and was Africa Chief Economist at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (formerly GTZ) Head Office.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Regional Integration, Trade and Industry in Africa
Authors: Helmut Asche
Series Title: Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75366-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-75365-8Published: 15 June 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-75368-9Published: 16 June 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-75366-5Published: 14 June 2021
Series ISSN: 2198-7262
Series E-ISSN: 2198-7270
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 292
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 16 illustrations in colour
Topics: African Economics, Development Economics, Regional/Spatial Science, International Economics