TY - BOOK ID - 84538712 TI - Comesa and Sadc : Prospects and Challenges for Regional Trade Integration PY - 2004 SN - 1462328466 1452712697 1283512556 1451920040 9786613825001 PB - Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, DB - UniCat KW - South Africa KW - Africa, East KW - Africa, British East KW - British East Africa KW - East Africa KW - Africa, South KW - Commerce KW - Exports and Imports KW - Taxation KW - Economic Integration KW - Regional Development Policy KW - Trade Policy KW - International Trade Organizations KW - Trade: General KW - Public finance & taxation KW - International economics KW - Tariffs KW - Customs unions KW - Imports KW - Trade policy KW - Taxes on trade KW - Taxes KW - International trade KW - Tariff KW - Protectionism KW - Commercial policy UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:84538712 AB - Regional integration has been seen in Africa as a means of encouraging trade and securing economies of scale. This paper examines in detail the prospects and challenges for trade expansion in the two most prominent arrangements in eastern and southern Africa: the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). It finds that possibilities of growth in intraregional trade may be limited, but that the two arrangements offer opportunities for member countries to gain policy credibility for trade reforms and tariff liberalization and to address structural weaknesses. In this regard, the negotiation of the Economic Partnership Agreements with the European Union can also have a significant impact. ER -