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Renegotiating Dependency: the Case of the Southern African Customs Union

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The Southern African Customs Union Agreement (SAGUA) between Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland (BLS) and South Africa has generated a considerable literature. The present article seeks to extend the debate by clarifying some of the concepts underlying the Agreement and by examining some key features of the actual workings of the Customs Union. In the context of the current renegotiation of SACUA several proposals for modification are made. Particular attention is paid to (i) the political background to SACUA; (ii) protection of infant industries; (iii) agricultural protection; (iv) the implications for BLS of South Africa's import policies; (v) South Africa's regional policy and BLS; (vi) fiscal harmonization; (vii) revenue sharing; (viii) alternatives to fiscal compensation.

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  • Jon Walters, 1989. "Renegotiating Dependency: the Case of the Southern African Customs Union," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 28(1), pages 29-52, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jcmkts:v:28:y:1989:i:1:p:29-52
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5965.1989.tb00353.x
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    1. P. H. Hall, 1980. "The Revenue Distribution Formula of the Southern African Customs Union," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 48(3), pages 174-189, September.
    2. Robson, Peter, 1978. "Reappraising the Southern African customs union: A comment," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 6(4), pages 461-466, April.
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    1. Sarker, Rakhal & Oyewumi, Olubukola Ayodeji, 2015. "Trade Policy Change And Price Volatility Spill-Over In A Customs Union: A Case Study Of Lamb Trade Between Namibia And South Africa," International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics (IJFAEC), Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Department of Economics and Finance, vol. 3(1), pages 1-14, January.
    2. Robert Kirk & Matthew Stern, 2005. "The New Southern African Customs Union Agreement," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 28(2), pages 169-190, February.

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