Post-colonial Africa is littered with regional trade agreements that amounted to little more than a photo opportunity for the leaders that signed them. This book explores conventional explanations for past failures and posits a new theory rooted in the symbiotic relationship between authoritarian politics and crony-capitalism.

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Yes, you can access Economic Development Through Regional Trade by K. Kimbugwe,N. Perkidis,M. Yeung,W. Kerr,Nicholas Perdikis in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Economics & Development Economics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Year

2012

ISBN

9780230369924

Topic

Economics

Subtopic

Development Economics

Index

Economics

Cover
Half-Title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
Preface
1 ‘Big Men’ and Little Trade
2 Regional Trade and Economic Development
3 Regional Integration in Africa
4 Regional Integration Theory
5 East African Firms’ Perceptions of NTBs
6 Quantifying NTBs
7 Quantifying Tariff Barriers
8 Conclusion
Appendix: The Survey Instrument
Notes
References
Index