The creation of the G20 marks a major progress towards global economic governance. In November 2008, for the first time, the head of States and governements met. The question of development has received a special interest. The objective of this article is to better understand the challenges of...

This paper proposes an extensive data simulation exercise on the likely impact of non-agricultural market access liberalization. The paper analyses real options for tariff cut reduction, special and differential treatment and the treatment of unbound tariffs. This paper also gives indications...

This study provides a quantitative estimate of the potential economic consequences of multilateral trade reform under the WTO for Africa using a framework that explicitly incorporates issues of concern to the region, such as preference erosion, loss of tariff revenue, and trade facilitation. It...

</titre> Questionings in the field of the economic thinking as a consequence of the current economic crisis gradually opened the way of new paradigm in development theory. This article explains the origin and the characteristics of the exporting model which was in the heart of the growth strategies of...

Computable general equilibrium models are widely used for trade policy analyses and recommendations. There is, however, increasing discomfort with the use of these models, especially in Africa. This article demonstrates that the results of several such studies of the impact of trade reforms in...

This study provides a quantitative evaluation of the Doha Round in terms of the market access for industrial products and the possible consequences of the trade liberalization process. It analyzes the impact of the reforms put forward by the July Package concluded in Geneva. The tariff reduction...