Assessing prospective trade policy : methods applied to EU-ACP economic partnership agreements / edited by Oliver Morrissey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Morrissey, Oliver.

Series:

Routledge studies in development economics ; 85.

Routledge studies in development economics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Commercial treaties.

International economic relations.

European Union countries--Foreign economic relations--Africa.

European Union countries.

Africa--Foreign economic relations--European Union countries.

Africa.

European Union countries--Foreign economic relations--Caribbean Area.

Caribbean Area--Foreign economic relations--European Union countries.

Caribbean Area.

European Union countries--Foreign economic relations--Pacific Area.

Pacific Area--Foreign economic relations--European Union countries.

Pacific Area.

Africa--Commercial treaties.

Caribbean Area--Commercial treaties.

Pacific Area--Commercial treaties.

Physical Description:

xvi, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2011.

Summary:

Beginning around 2003, the European Union began negotiating economic partnership agreements (EPAs) with regional groupings of the African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries in which those countries commit to remove tariffs on EU imports while the EU promises improved market access to exporters from those countries. In this work, Morrissey (development economics, U. of Nottingham, UK) presents 10 chapters assessing the impacts of these EPAs. Following an introduction to the EPAs and the practice of prospective trade policy analysis, as well as general overview chapters, analysis is presented concerning the impact of the EPAs on the economies of Mauritius, Uganda, and Kenya; regional import and export performances in the wake of EPAs; and the relationship between the EPAs and food security. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

1 Introduction: EPAs and prospective trade policy analysis / Oliver Morrissey Morrissey, Oliver 1

2 Overview and comparative analysis of EPAs / Mareike Meyn Meyn, Mareike 14

3 The impact of EPAs on ACP imports and welfare / Oliver Morrissey Morrissey, Oliver, Evious Zgovu Zgovu, Evious 60

4 Adjusting to an EPA: evidence for Mauritius / Chris Milner Milner, Chris, Oliver Morrissey Morrissey, Oliver, Evious Zgovu Zgovu, Evious 83

5 Trade and poverty impacts for Uganda / Ole Boysen Boysen, Ole, Alan Matthews Matthews, Alan 105

6 Trade and growth impacts for Kenya / Jane Kiringai Kiringai, Jane 132

7 Import response to tariff reductions in Africa / Chris Jones Jones, Chris 158

8 Export performance of ACP countries in perspective / Andrew Mold Mold, Andrew, Annalisa Prizzon Prizzon, Annalisa 186

9 Economic Partnership Aagreements and food security / Alan Matthews Matthews, Alan 203

10 Conclusions: EPAs to promote ACP development / Oliver Morrissey Morrissey, Oliver 223.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415554039

0415554039

OCLC:

432997810