ABSTRACT
Providing the first book-length analysis of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), this volume asks how can it be ensured that the AfCFTA is effectively implemented to deliver inclusive trade in Africa.
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will cover an African market of 1.2 billion people and GDP of over $2.5 trillion, across all 55 member States of the African Union. Yet, trade policy increasingly appreciates that free trade is not enough; trade must also be inclusive to deliver developmental benefits. With contributions from leading trade policy authors across Africa and beyond, this book offers insights into the development and implementation of the AfCFTA and serves as a reference for stakeholders interested in trade in Africa more broadly. The contributors assess what important lessons can be drawn from the experiences of regional integration in and beyond Africa, including from success stories like ASEAN as well as from failures like the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas.
An important new work for researchers and policymakers focusing on African trade and economic policy, and trade policy more generally.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |4 pages
Introduction
part I|54 pages
Lessons learned from regional integration in Africa and beyond
chapter 2|20 pages
The AfCFTA as yet another experiment towards continental integration
chapter 3|14 pages
The failure of the Free Trade Area of the Americas
part II|98 pages
Implementing a “win-win” AfCFTA
chapter 6|33 pages
AfCFTA, value chains and overlapping origin regimes
chapter 8|13 pages
The AfCFTA in a changing trade landscape
chapter 9|18 pages
Regional Aid for Trade in Africa
part III|30 pages
Preparing for the AfCFTA phase II negotiations