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Economic Development Through Regional Trade

A Role for the New East African Community?

Palgrave Macmillan

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. ‘Big Men’ and Little Trade

    • Kato Kimbugwe, Nicholas Perdikis, May T. Yeung, William A. Kerr
    Pages 1-10
  3. Regional Trade and Economic Development

    • Kato Kimbugwe, Nicholas Perdikis, May T. Yeung, William A. Kerr
    Pages 11-31
  4. Regional Integration in Africa

    • Kato Kimbugwe, Nicholas Perdikis, May T. Yeung, William A. Kerr
    Pages 32-75
  5. Regional Integration Theory

    • Kato Kimbugwe, Nicholas Perdikis, May T. Yeung, William A. Kerr
    Pages 76-98
  6. East African Firms’ Perceptions of NTBs

    • Kato Kimbugwe, Nicholas Perdikis, May T. Yeung, William A. Kerr
    Pages 99-145
  7. Quantifying NTBs

    • Kato Kimbugwe, Nicholas Perdikis, May T. Yeung, William A. Kerr
    Pages 146-175
  8. Quantifying Tariff Barriers

    • Kato Kimbugwe, Nicholas Perdikis, May T. Yeung, William A. Kerr
    Pages 176-200
  9. Conclusion

    • Kato Kimbugwe, Nicholas Perdikis, May T. Yeung, William A. Kerr
    Pages 201-216
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 217-263

About this book

Post-colonial Africa is littered with regional trade agreements that amounted to little more than a photo opportunity for the leaders that signed them. This book explores conventional explanations for past failures and posits a new theory rooted in the symbiotic relationship between authoritarian politics and crony-capitalism.

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Management and Business, Aberystwyth University, UK

    Kato Kimbugwe, Nicholas Perdikis

  • Estey Centre for Law and Economics in International Trade, Canada

    May T. Yeung

  • Department of Bioresource Policy, Business and Economics, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

    William A. Kerr

About the authors

KATO KIMBUGWE Economist with an array of policy, research and teaching experience focusing on the impact of trade barriers on African industry. He has contributed to many successful business start-ups, including the delivery of turnkey projects in various African markets. Kato is currently working as a Private Sector Development Advisor for UK Department for International Development (DFID) helping to deliver private sector development and growth objectives in the British Overseas Territories.

NICHOLAS PERDIKIS Director of the School of Management and Business at Aberystwyth University, UK, and a Research Associate at the Estey Centre for Law and Economics in International Trade, Saskatoon, Canada. His research interests include International Trade Policy and Integration. Nick has acted as a consultant to the United Nations Committee for Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

MAY T. YEUNG Research Associate at the Estey Centre for Law and Economics in International Trade, Canada. Her research interests include international trade policy, international marketing and business as well as agricultural trade. She is the co-author or author of several books, numerous technical reports and multiple research papers.

WILLIAM A. KERR University Distinguished Chair Professor at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, and a Senior Associate of the Estey Centre for Law and Economics in International Trade. His research focuses on international trade policy, trade negotiations and trade disputes. He has authored over 300 academic publications including 20 books.

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