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Tables of Contents for Gaining from Trade in Southern Africa
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
ix
Acknowledgements
xi
List of Abbreviations
xii
Notes on Contributors
xiv
Gaining from Trade in Southern Africa
1
23
Carolyn Jenkins
Jonathan Leape
Lynne Thomas
Introduction
1
3
The Southern African Development Community and Trade integration
4
3
The relationship between openness to trade and economic growth in Africa
7
2
Regional integration, economic convergence and growth
9
2
Policies to underpin the FTA: an overview
11
9
Concluding comments: beyond the FTA
20
4
The Macroeconomic Policy Framework
24
34
Carolyn Jenkins
Lynne Thomas
Policy credibility
25
2
Analysisi of country profiles and the identification of potential conflicts with regional trade liberalisation
27
14
Cross-Country comparisons
41
4
Fiscal policy
45
2
Monetary policy
47
1
Exchange rate policy
48
6
Conclusions and recommendations
54
4
Taxation and Fiscal Adjustment
58
31
Jonathan Leape
Introduction
58
3
The need for fiscal adjustment
61
4
Fiscal adjustment measures: tax rate increases
65
6
Fiscal adjustment measures: broadening the tax base
71
9
Fiscal adjustment measures: enhancing control of expenditure
80
3
The need for tax coordination
83
6
Constraints on Foreign Direct Investment
89
13
Richard Hess
Introduction
89
2
Significant constraints
91
6
Other constraints
97
5
Microeconomic Policies
102
26
Gavin Maasdorp
Sensitive industries and employment effects
102
8
Mitigating the effects of job losses
110
5
Human resource development
115
2
Transport and communications
117
7
Development corridors
124
4
Export Promotion Arrangements
128
12
Nora Hill
Introduction
128
2
WTO agreement on subsidies and countervailing duties
130
2
Current incentives in SADC
132
2
Overcoming negative perceptions
134
2
Conclusions
136
4
Compensatory Mechanisms
140
18
Carolyn Jenkins
Introduction
140
1
The case for compensation
140
3
International experience
143
3
Review and assessment of the SACU revenue-sharing mechanism
146
4
Alternatives to fiscal compensation
150
7
Concluding comments
157
1
Refrences
158
102
Appendices
A1 Review of Taxation Policies and Government Revenue
163
47
Richard Hess
A2 Constraints on Foreign Direct Investment by Country
210
27
Richard Hess
A3 Export and Investment Incentives by Country
237
23
Nora Hill
Index
260