TY - JOUR
T1 - COMESA and the tripartite free trade area
T2 - Towards an African economic community?
AU - Cheluget, Kipyego
AU - Wright, Stephen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 The South African Institute of International Affairs.
PY - 2017/10/2
Y1 - 2017/10/2
N2 - Economic integration has been an espoused goal of the African continent for several decades, and steady progress has been made through the African Union and the eight regional economic communities (RECs). The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is one of the largest and most diversified RECs on the continent, and played a significant role in the launch of the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA). This article assesses the performance of COMESA, and considers the prospects for the TFTA. It also addresses the contribution of COMESA and other RECs to the continent’s economic development and considers the prospects for a potential African Economic Community.
AB - Economic integration has been an espoused goal of the African continent for several decades, and steady progress has been made through the African Union and the eight regional economic communities (RECs). The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is one of the largest and most diversified RECs on the continent, and played a significant role in the launch of the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA). This article assesses the performance of COMESA, and considers the prospects for the TFTA. It also addresses the contribution of COMESA and other RECs to the continent’s economic development and considers the prospects for a potential African Economic Community.
KW - COMESA
KW - Development
KW - Regional integration
KW - Southern and Eastern Africa
KW - TFTA
KW - Trade
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U2 - 10.1080/10220461.2017.1413590
DO - 10.1080/10220461.2017.1413590
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85041558959
SN - 1022-0461
VL - 24
SP - 481
EP - 499
JO - South African Journal of International Affairs
JF - South African Journal of International Affairs
IS - 4
ER -