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The regulation of interconnection and regulatory alignment in the Southern African Development CommunityThis paper analyses interconnection in telecommunications markets in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, focusing on cross-border roaming as well as international interconnection...
Southern African Development Community Competition RegulationResearch Brief
Tackling poverty and inequality in Southern Africa: Transnational growth corridors as a solutionComprehensive harmonization is crucial to eliminate inefficiencies that hamper free movement of goods and services in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region...
Growth Growth corridors Intra-regional tradeWorking Paper
Fast tracking the SADC integration agenda to unlock regional collaboration gains along growth corridors in Southern AfricaDespite more than two decades of economic integration efforts, levels of spatial development inequality remain high within the Southern African Development Community (SADC)...
Growth Growth corridors Intra-regional tradeWorking Paper
Comparative approaches to key issues in the economic regulation of telecommunications markets in South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and ZimbabweThis paper reviews comparative approaches to key issues in economic regulation in four countries of the Southern African Development Community, and how this has been reflected in outcomes in terms of competition, prices, access, and innovation in tel...
Competition Regulation Southern African Development CommunityWorking Paper
Competitive dynamics of telecommunications markets in South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and ZimbabweLow levels of broadband penetration combined with poor quality of services present a challenge to growth and development in the Southern African Development Community (SADC)...
Competition Fixed and mobile infrastructure Southern African Development CommunityWorking Paper
Charity begins at home: The political economy of non-tariff barriers to trade in Southern AfricaIncreased intra-regional trade in southern Africa will have a positive impact on economic growth. However, this requires a shifting of loyalties from the national to the regional...
Local content Regional integration Southern African Development CommunityResearch Brief
Deepening regional integration in Southern AfricaRegional integration is making steady progress in Southern Africa, leading to the development of regional value chains (RVCs) that could strengthen the competitiveness of the region...
Apparel industry Automotive industry Food retailingWorking Paper
Spreading the gains?: Prospects and policies for the development of regional value chains in Southern AfricaRegional integration is making steady progress in Africa and a key objective is to improve the prospects for industrialization by expanding the regional market...
Apparel industry Automotive industry Food retailingAbout
SA-TIED work stream 6: Regional growth for southern Africa’s prosperityPolicy makers face critical decisions regarding a regional economic strategy in southern Africa and this work stream will bring together personnel from UNU-WIDER, the Department of Trade and Industry (dti), and Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies...
Southern Africa Southern African Development Community