Beyond Tariffs and Quotas : Why Don't African Manufacturers Export More?

Beyond Tariffs and Quotas : Why Don't African Manufacturers Export More?

There has been much concern about Africa's recent export performance. Even though tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade have been falling, Africa's share of world exports has declined and most African countries remain highly dependent on a narrow range of primary commodities for export e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clarke, George R.G.
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ABSOLUTE VALUE
AVERAGE TARIFF
CAPITAL GOODS
COMPETITION POLICY
CUSTOMS
CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION
CUSTOMS CLEARANCE
CUSTOMS PROCEDURES
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DUTY DRAWBACK SCHEMES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EXPECTED VALUE
EXPORT MARKETS
EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES
EXPORT PERFORMANCE
EXPORT PROCESSING
EXPORT PROCESSING ZONE
EXPORT SHARE
EXPORT TAXES
EXPORTERS
FIXED COSTS
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGIES
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY
GDP
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPORT DUTIES
IMPORTS
INCOME
INTERMEDIATE GOODS
INTERMEDIATE INPUTS
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNET CONNECTIONS
MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION
METALS
MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
NETWORKS
PRINTING
PRODUCTION COSTS
PRODUCTIVITY
QUOTAS
REGULATORY BARRIERS
SHARE OF WORLD EXPORTS
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
TARIFF BARRIERS
TARIFF RATES
TOTAL OUTPUT
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE POLICY
TRADE SHOCKS
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
VALUE OF EXPORTS
VULNERABILITY TO SHOCKS
WAGES
WESTERN EUROPE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/5878869/beyond-tariffs-quotas-dont-african-manufacturers-export-more
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8190

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