Trade Infrastructure and Economic Development

ISBN-13: 9780415669139 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 368 str.

David Olusanya Ajakaiye; T. Ademola Oyejide

Opis

This book is aimed at articulating appropriate structural and policy measures for eliminating the constraints that African countries face and thus ensuring that they can derive maximum benefits from all available market access opportunities.

Spis treści

Introduction and Overview Olu Ajakaiye and T. Ademola Oyejide  1. Relaxing Export Constraints: The Role of Governments Patrick Low and Marc Bacchetta  2. Assessing Export Supply Constraints: Methodology, Data and Measurement Tyler Biggs  3. The Business of Exporting: Transaction Costs Facing Suppliers in Sub-Saharan Africa William Lyakurwa  4. The Role of Infrastructure in Determining Export Competitiveness Kennedy Mbekeani  5. The Structure of Supply Chains and Their Implications for Export Supply Raphael Kaplinsky and Mike Morris  6. Implications of Standards and Technical Regulations on Export Competitiveness Laura Ignacio  7. African Trade, Investment and Exchange Rate Regimes and Incentives for Exporting Ademola Oyejide  8. Trade Facilitation: What is it and How Does it Help? Dominique Njinkeu  9. Aid for Trade Competitiveness: Lessons from the Past and New Opportunities for Africa Bernard Hoekman and Dominique Njinkeu  10. Evolving Wave of Competition in the International Market: Challenges for Africa Michael Finger and Patrick Low