Southern African Customs Union: Myths and Reality
Much has been reported lately about the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) with particular reference to the economic crisis in Swaziland and, to a lesser extent, Lesotho.
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Arab democracy at stake while royals protect their crown jewels
Geopolitics concerns the projection of power and influence across regional or global political-economic and social spaces.
Retreat on Promoting Trade Policy Reform in South Africa
The South African Institute of International Affairs; the British High Commission; Business Unity South Africa; UCT Graduate School of Business; Business Leadership South Africa; and the Mail and Guardian are delighted to invite you to their: Retreat on Promoting Trade Policy Reform in South Africa.
Cumulative Costs of Trade Protection in the South African Economy
Powerful theoretical reasoning and overwhelming empirical evidence demonstrate that protectionism, being selective and economically distortive, is to the disadvantage of the very country behaving in a protectionist fashion.
Subsidies as an Instrument of Industrial Policy: Are they WTO Compliant?
Global responses to economic recession revealed a trend towards trade protectionism, specifically through ‘bail-out’ measures in the form of large sums of government revenue handed out to specific industries.
Unconstitutional Changes of Government: The Democrat’s Dilemma in Africa
Since 2002, a well-established principle and practice of the African Union (AU) has been the rejection of unconstitutional changes of government.
What are the Prospects for a Renaissance of Economic Liberalism
The global economic crisis marked the end of a thirty-year chapter of economic liberalism, and opened a new one of Big Government.
Viral revolutions, discontent and moral high grounds
There is no doubt that the level of discontent around the world is rising to dangerous levels.
South Africa: mining revenue, transparency and the EITI
On 2 March 2011, the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) convened its fifth global conference in Paris, France.
Governance of Oil Resources and the Referendum in Southern Sudan
Since gaining independence in 1956, Sudan has suffered prolonged violent conflicts and other political crises, which brought Southern Sudan to the brink of secession (at the time of writing).
