The marginalization of Africa in world trade
In recent years, trade in Africa has assumed greater importance as a means of alleviating poverty, especially since the initiation of the Doha Round for development. At the same time, skepticism regarding the effectiveness of foreign aid has grown (Easterly 2006). Trade and aid have often been viewe...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2007
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| author | Bora, Saswati Bouët, Antoine Roy, Devesh |
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| description | In recent years, trade in Africa has assumed greater importance as a means of alleviating poverty, especially since the initiation of the Doha Round for development. At the same time, skepticism regarding the effectiveness of foreign aid has grown (Easterly 2006). Trade and aid have often been viewed as interchangeable, but “aid for trade” has recently gained prominence, with the result that the two factors are more often treated as complementary. Proponents of “aid for trade” argue that the capacity of developing countries to take advantage of any gains in market access through the Doha Round is hampered by a plethora of supply-side bottlenecks and costs, administrative constraints, and poor institutions. Aid for trade, thus, refers to additional aid to tackle trade-related constraints and adjustment costs in developing countries (Evenett 2005).1 Views differ as to what this package should entail, but many developing countries are in favor of building supplycapacity and trade-related infrastructure (IATP 2006). |
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| spelling | CGSpace1602332025-11-06T04:30:48Z The marginalization of Africa in world trade Bora, Saswati Bouët, Antoine Roy, Devesh trade policies market access poverty alleviation trade barriers exports international trade In recent years, trade in Africa has assumed greater importance as a means of alleviating poverty, especially since the initiation of the Doha Round for development. At the same time, skepticism regarding the effectiveness of foreign aid has grown (Easterly 2006). Trade and aid have often been viewed as interchangeable, but “aid for trade” has recently gained prominence, with the result that the two factors are more often treated as complementary. Proponents of “aid for trade” argue that the capacity of developing countries to take advantage of any gains in market access through the Doha Round is hampered by a plethora of supply-side bottlenecks and costs, administrative constraints, and poor institutions. Aid for trade, thus, refers to additional aid to tackle trade-related constraints and adjustment costs in developing countries (Evenett 2005).1 Views differ as to what this package should entail, but many developing countries are in favor of building supplycapacity and trade-related infrastructure (IATP 2006). 2007 2024-11-21T09:50:18Z 2024-11-21T09:50:18Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160233 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Bora, Saswati; Bouët, Antoine; Roy, Devesh. The marginalization of Africa in world trade. Research Brief. 7. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/Researchbrief07. |
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| title | The marginalization of Africa in world trade |
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| title_short | The marginalization of Africa in world trade |
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