Beyond Market Access for Economic Development: EU-Africa relations in transition: 21 (Routledge Studies in the European Economy) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415482607 ISBN 13: 9780415482608

Publisher: Routledge, 2009

Synopsis

The Economic Partnership Agreements between the European Union and the Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries have drastically restructured Europe’s trade architecture towards the third world. This volume examines the consequences of EPAs for development in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

Starting from the observation that the establishment of free trade as such will substantially impact upon economic development, the different contributions focus on the potential contribution of non-traditional aspects of EPAs. More specifically, the authors analyze the role of Aid for Trade schemes, regulatory integration issues and broader foreign policy considerations. How can these non-market access aspects stimulate development in Africa, and how have they been addressed in the EPAs? In short, this brings us to the question whether the ‘light version EPAs’ as they currently stand are a missed chance or a blessing in disguise?

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About the Author

Jan Orbie is a Professor at the Centre for EU Studies, Ghent University, Belgium.

Gerrit Faber is Associate Professor of International Economics at the Utrecht University School of Economics, the Netherlands.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415482607
• ISBN 13: 9780415482608
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 404
• Editor: Faber Gerrit, Orbie Jan