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Integration and Co-Operation in Southern Africa

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Following the end of apartheid and the holding of multi-party elections in 1994, South Africa embarked on new economic and trade reforms and is now rapidly re-integrating its economy into the multilateral trading system. South Africa is by far the largest trading partner in both the Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) and the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC). Under the SACU, members apply to imports customs, excise, sales, anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties, and other related laws set by. The agreement provides for duty-free circulation of goods within the five-country customs union and grants transit rights across South African territory. SADC, on the other hand, sets out a timetable for the creation of a free-trade area encompassing the free movement of capital, goods, services and labour. SADC, an agreement which is to have its own dispute settlement mechanism, is also a forum for political co-operation. The structure of the SACU’s common external ... Après la suppression de l’Apartheid et la tenue d’élections pluralistes en 1994, l’Afrique du Sud a engagé une série de réformes économiques et commerciales qui ont abouti à sa ré-intégration rapide dans le système des échanges multilatéraux. L’Afrique du Sud est aujourd’hui le principal partenaire commercial de l’Union douanière de l’Afrique australe (Southern Africa Customs Union – SACU) et de la Communauté de développement de l’Afrique australe (Southern Africa Development Community – SADC). Dans le cadre de la SACU, les pays membres appliquent aux importations les mêmes droits de douane, taxes sur la consommation et les ventes, taxes anti-dumping, droits compensatoires, mesures de souvegarde et autres règlementations connexes. L’accord garantit la circulation des biens en franchise de taxes au sein des cinq pays de l’Union douanière et octroie un droit de transit sur le territoire de l’Afrique du Sud. La SADC, pour sa part, a établi un calendrier pour la création d’une zone de ...

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  • Carolyn Jenkins, 2001. "Integration and Co-Operation in Southern Africa," OECD Development Centre Working Papers 172, OECD Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:oec:devaaa:172-en
    DOI: 10.1787/552800041887
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    1. Thierry Mayer, 2006. "Policy Coherence for Development : A Background paper on Foreign Direct Investment," SciencePo Working papers Main hal-01065640, HAL.
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    3. Yoram Z. Haftel & Alexander Thompson, 2006. "The Independence of International Organizations," Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 50(2), pages 253-275, April.
    4. Simwaka, Kisu, 2010. "An Empirical Evaluation of Trade Potential in Southern African Development Community," MPRA Paper 15894, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    5. John Bosco Nizeimana & Alfred G. Nhema, 2016. "Industrialising the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Economies: Prospects and Challenges," Journal of Social Science Studies, Macrothink Institute, vol. 3(2), pages 1-7, July.
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    7. Victor H Mlambo & Daniel N Mlambo, 2018. "Challenges Impeding Regional Integration in Southern Africa," Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, AMH International, vol. 10(2), pages 250-261.
    8. Sophie Chauvin & Guillaume Gaulier, 2002. "Regional Trade Integration in Southern Africa," Working Papers 2002-12, CEPII research center.
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