OUVRAGE : P. Low, C. Osakwe, M. Oshikawa (eds.), African Perspectives on Trade and the WTO: Domestic Reforms, Structural Transformation and Global Economic Integration

Patrick LOW, Chiedu OSAKWE, Maika OSHIKAWA

Twenty-first century Africa is in a process of economic transformation, but challenges remain in areas such as structural reform, governance, commodity pricing and geopolitics. This book looks into key questions facing the continent, such as how Africa can achieve deeper integration into the rules-based multilateral trading system and the global economy. It provides a range of perspectives on the future of the multilateral trading system and Africa's participation in global trade and underlines the supportive roles that can be played by multilateral and regional institutions during such a rapid and uncertain transition. This volume is based on contributions to the Fourth China Round Table on WTO Accessions and the Multilateral Trading System, which took place just before the World Trade Organization's Tenth Ministerial Conference in Nairobi in December 2015.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

List of Contributors
Uhuru Kenyatta, Message
Roberto Azevêdo, Amina Mohamed, Gao Hucheng, Joint Foreword
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Disclaimer

1. Patrick Low, Chiedu Osakwe, Maika Oshikawa, Introduction and Overview

PART I. The Future of the Multilateral Trading System: Perspectives from African Policy- Makers and Partners

2. Fatima Haram Acyl, African Union Priorities at the WTO
3. Okechukwu E. Enelamah, Economic Diversification in Africa’s Number One Economy
4. Rob Davies, Trade, Investment and Development
5. Joshua Setipa, Integration into Global and Regional Value Chains – How Is It Done? The Experience of Lesotho in the Textiles and Apparel Sector
6. Moulay Hafid Elalamy, From Marrakesh to Nairobi: Africa – A Force for the World Trading System: From the Past Twenty Years to the Next Twenty Years
7. Arancha González, Building Capacity in Africa to Facilitate Integration into Global Value Chains: Contributions from the ITC
8. Joakim Reiter, Investment and Trade Rules: Increasing the Stock of African Foreign Direct Investment Flows
9. Anabel González, Deepening African Integration: Intra-African Trade for Development and Poverty Reduction

PART II. Africa’s Participation in the Rules-Based Multilateral Trading System

10. Michael Finger, Rising Africa in World Trade? A Story of Traditional Commodities and New Products
11. Maika Oshikawa, Ukamaka Anaedu, Vicky Chemutai, Trade Policy Trends in Africa: Empirical Evidence from Twenty Years of WTO Trade Policy Reviews
12. Stephen N. Karingi, Ottavia Pesce, Simon Mevel, Preferential Trade Agreements in Africa: Lessons from the Tripartite Free Trade Agreements and an African Continent-Wide FTA
13. Bernard M. Hoekman, African Trade Integration and International Production Networks
14. Marcus Bartley Johns, Christina Busch, Gerard McLinden, Implementing Trade Facilitation Reform in Africa

 PART III. Selected Development Experiences and Perspectives

15. Chiedu Osakwe, Trade Rules, Industrial Policy and Competitiveness: Implications for Africa’s Development
16. Alexei P. Kireyev, WTO Accessions Reforms and Competitiveness – Lessons for Africa
17. Yuan Yuan, Driving Economic Growth through Trade Policy Reforms and Investment Attraction in the Open World Economy: The Experience of China
18. Patrick Low, Chiedu Osakwe and Maika Oshikawa, Conclusions

Annex: Contributor Biographies
Index 

Patrick LOW, Chiedu OSAKWE, Maika OSHIKAWA (eds.), African Perspectives on Trade and the WTO: Domestic Reforms, Structural Transformation and Global Economic Integration, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2016 (508 pp.)