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Trade liberalization and South African manufacturingThis paper provides a retrospective assessment of the effects of trade policies on South African manufacturing since the transition to democracy, examining the differences and commonalities in the views of economists in favour of and against an...
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Moving up the copper value chain in Southern AfricaSouthern African countries—mainly Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo—account for around a seventh of global production of copper. In the 2010s, they imported over a third of the associated capital goods and components from South Africa...
Journal Article
Effects of Foreign Aid on Income through International TradePart of Journal Special Issue Aid Impact and Effectiveness
Working Paper
From manufacturing-led export growth to a twenty-first-century inclusive growth strategySuccess in development over the past half-century was based on manufacturing-led export growth. Because the share of global employment in manufacturing will decline, manufacturing won’t play the same role in the coming decades. An increase in...
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Effects of foreign aid on income through international tradeThis paper presents a review of recent studies that estimate the trade effects of foreign aid. It also provides new results obtained using panel data techniques to estimate the direct effects of aid on international trade, accounting for countries’...
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Key issues in regional growth and integration in Southern AfricaPart of Journal Special Issue Regional Growth Opportunities
Book Chapter
Implications for Ethiopia's industrializationPart of Book Industries without Smokestacks
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Dependence on extractive industries in lower-income countriesPart of Book Extractive Industries
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Mining's contribution to low- and middle-income economiesPart of Book Extractive Industries
Research Brief
How can agro-processing value chains be developed to strengthen regional integration in Southern Africa?Regional integration in Africa has potential for increasing regional trade and contribute towards industrialization and economic development. Agro-processing trade offers numerous opportunities for southern Africa countries and is a potential area of...
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Constraints on the performance and competitiveness of Tanzania’s manufacturing exportsThis study sought to examine the main constraints to manufacturing export competitiveness in Tanzania. Using panel data for the period 1997–2018, the study established that supply-side factors dominate demand-side factors in explaining manufacturing...
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