The paper agues that experience and empirical evidence have shown that Africa’straditional trade-focused model of regional integration has failed not only in promotingintra-regional and African trade but also economic growth. However, regional integrationremains a basic ingredient towards the...

Negotiating interests and options have to be identified against the background of the possible agenda of a new round. Several important elements of this agenda are codified in what is referred to as the "built-in agenda", including: (i) an assessment of the implementation of Uruguay Round...

The poor production and trade performance of African agriculture is well documented in the literature but its transformation has received much less attention. The declining shares of African agriculture in GDP, total exports and employment constitute evidence of stagnation. Its growth and...