LEADER 04721nam 22006495 450 001 9910485599203321 005 20230810173012.0 010 $a3-030-75366-2 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-75366-5 035 $a(CKB)5590000000487640 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6642467 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6642467 035 $a(OCoLC)1257076824 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-75366-5 035 $a(EXLCZ)995590000000487640 100 $a20210614d2021 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aRegional Integration, Trade and Industry in Africa /$fby Helmut Asche 205 $a1st ed. 2021. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2021. 215 $a1 online resource (304 pages) 225 1 $aAdvances in African Economic, Social and Political Development,$x2198-7270 311 $a3-030-75365-4 327 $aRegional Economic Integration in Africa: An Introduction -- Part I: The Economic Regions in Africa -- The State of the Unions -- The Logical Sequence of Regional Economic Integration -- The Reality of African Trade Integration - Challenges of Implementation -- Regional Integration in Trade Theory -- The Coordination Problem in Regional Integration -- On the African Continental Free Trade Area -- Part II: Industrial Policy in the African Regions -- A Fourfold Justification of Common Industrial Policy -- Essentials of Common Industrial Policy -- Industrialization Strategies and Regional Actors -- Part III: Global Dimensions of Regionalism -- Shallow and Deep Integration -- The EU ? Africa Trade Agreements -- The Content of Economic Partnership Agreements -- Final Assessment of the EU-Africa Trade Deals ? Ways Out? -- Conclusion and Outlook -- Conclusion ? How To Achieve Africa?s Economic Unity -- Outlook - Sustainable Prospects for Regions, Trade and Industry. 330 $aThis book examines the past, present and prospects of regional economic integration in Africa. The empirical analysis ranges from unions formed during the years following independence, to the proposed African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which aims to remove trade barriers between all 55 African states. In addition, the book explores to what extent Africa?s Regional Economic Communities (RECs) have advanced in accordance with a linear integration model of goods, labor and capital markets. The book subsequently evaluates the suitability of the European model of deep integration with costly institutions for the conditions specific to Africa, considering, for example, the role of informal and non-recorded trade. Stylized cases of regional division of labour with increasing returns and imperfect competition are introduced to support the economic integration logic. Past and current economic policies in Africa are scrutinized to answer the question: how can African regions best foster new manufacturing industries and value chains across the continent? In conclusion, the book outlines content and processes of Common Industrial Policy in the African regions. The book also addresses the controversial issue of international trade agreements between developing countries and the European Union or the USA and investigates whether these agreements impede or promote economic development in Africa. The book includes a detailed roadmap describing how to improve key clauses of agreements for economic partnership in the interest of African countries. In closing, it outlines a new vision of joint sustainable development for Africa and Europe. 410 0$aAdvances in African Economic, Social and Political Development,$x2198-7270 606 $aAfrica$xEconomic conditions 606 $aDevelopment economics 606 $aRegional economics 606 $aSpatial economics 606 $aInternational economic relations 606 $aAfrican Economics 606 $aDevelopment Economics 606 $aRegional and Spatial Economics 606 $aInternational Economics 615 0$aAfrica$xEconomic conditions. 615 0$aDevelopment economics. 615 0$aRegional economics. 615 0$aSpatial economics. 615 0$aInternational economic relations. 615 14$aAfrican Economics. 615 24$aDevelopment Economics. 615 24$aRegional and Spatial Economics. 615 24$aInternational Economics. 676 $a330.96 700 $aAsche$b Helmut$0251891 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910485599203321 996 $aRegional Integration, Trade and Industry in Africa$92045973 997 $aUNINA