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Economic Diplomacy: Publications

Policy Briefings

Subsidies as an Instrument of Industrial Policy: Are they WTO Compliant?
by Loretta Feris
SAIIA Policy Briefing No 31, March 2011

Transparency in Trade Policymaking: Lessons for South Africa from Australia’s Experiences
by Bill Bowen
SAIIA Policy Briefing, No 23, August 2010

The Economics of Intellectual Property Rights in Developing Countries: Lessons from a Literature Review
by Tsidiso Disenyana
SAIIA Policy Briefing, No 5, March 2009

Trade and Environment: Emerging Dynamics for Namibia’s Sustainable Development
by Jessica Jones & Juliane Zeidler
Trade Knowledge Network Summary Policy Brief, 2009

Reflections on Governance Adaptation by the South in the WTO
by Vincente Paolo B. Yu III
Trade Policy Briefing, No 19, January 2008

Are natural advantages ever enough? Mozambican sugar’s uncertain future in a changing European policy environment
by Gilberto Biacuana
Trade Policy Briefing, No 17, August 2007

Malawi and the regional overlap problem: Trade policy options
by George Naphambo
Trade Policy Briefing, No 16, July 2007

Regional Integration in Central Africa: Opportunities and challenges
by Durrel N Halleson
Trade Policy Briefing, No 15, July 2007

RECs in Eastern and Southern Africa: Attractive options for Zimbabwe
by M Masiiwa
Trade Policy Briefing, No 14, March 2007

From Hong Kong to Going Wrong
by Hilton E Zunckel
Trade Policy Briefing, No 13, October 2006

SACU and the Political Economy of Regionalism: Towards Deeper and Broader Integration?
by Rod Alence
Trade Policy Briefing, No 12, June 2006

SACU and India: Towards a PTA
by Mills Soko
Trade Policy Briefing, No 11, March 2006

Socio-Economic Dynamics of the South African Agricultural Sector
by Johann Kirsten
Trade Policy Briefing, No 10, January 2006

Facilitating Trade in a Security Conscious World
by Nkululeko Khumalo
Trade Policy Briefing, No 9, May 2005

Negotiating Trade Agreements with India: The Reality Below the Water Line
by Julius Sen
Trade Policy Briefing, No 8, November 2004

More than Just Numbers: The Implications of EU Enlargement from 15-25 for South Africa's Trade Strategy
by Peter Draper & Greg Mills
Trade Policy Briefing, No 7, October 2004

The European Union after Enlargement
by Erik Jones
Trade Policy Briefing, No 6, October 2004

Brazil’s position in the Free Trade: Agreement of the Americas Negotiation Process
by Alexandre Zourabishvili
Trade Policy Briefing, No 5, February 2004

Mexico’s NAFTA: More Pros than Cons
by Lyal White
Trade Policy Briefing, No 4, January 2004

What future for the WTO in a changing international order?
by Razeen Sally
Trade Policy Briefing, No 3, September 2003

Smoke and Mirrors? Sub-Saharan Africa's Negotiating Position in the Doha Development Agenda through the Prism of Special and Differential Treatment
by Peter Draper & Nkululeko Khumalo
Trade Policy Briefing, No 2, September 2003

Africa and International Trade: A Primer for Cancun and Beyond
by Steven Gruzd (ed)
Trade Policy Briefing, September 2003

Occasional Papers

South Africa's Investment Landscape: Mapping Economic Incentives
by Lesley Wentworth
SAIIA Occasional Paper No 105, February 2012

Working for Development in Southern Africa: Bridging the Gap Between Government and Business
by Tim Hughes
SAIIA Occasional Paper No 104, February 2012

Dreaming Out Loud: Implications of a Doha End-Game for South Africa
by Peter Draper & Memory Dube
SAIIA Occasional Paper No 100, November 2011

Services Trade Liberalisation and the Role of the Services Sector in South African Development
by Nicolette Cattaneo
SAIIA Occasional Paper No 94, September 2011

SADC Trade in Services: Negotiating the National Interest
by Matthew Stern, Sarah Truen ans Yash Ramkolowan
SAIIA Occasional Paper No 93, September 2011

Trade Zones: Recommendations for South Africa
by André Erasmus
SAIIA Occasional Paper No 90, August 2011

Service Sector Liberalisation in India: Key Lessons and Challenges
by Rupa Chanda and Pralok Gupta
SAIIA Occasional Paper No 88, August 2011

State Visits as a Tool of Economic Diplomacy: Bandwagon or Business Sense?
by Catherine Grant
SAIIA Occasional Paper No 87, July 2011

International Trade and Emerging Markets Since the Crisis
by Razeen Sally
SAIIA Occasional Paper No 81, March 2011

Cumulative Costs of Trade Protection in the South African Economy
by Andreas Freytag
SAIIA Occasional Paper No 80, March 2011

The G20 Processes and Reform Agenda: What impacts on corporate and/or trade finance?
by Rosalind Thomas
SAIIA Occasional Paper No 71, December 2010

SACU - One Hundred Not Out: What future for the Customs Union?
by Talitha Bertelsmann-Scott
SAIIA Occasional Paper No 68, September 2010

Trade, Industrial Policy and Exchange Rates in South Africa
by Peter Draper
SAIIA Occasional Paper No 66, August 2010

Whither the Multilateral Trading System? Implications for (South) Africa
by Peter Draper
SAIIA Occasional Paper No 64, July 2010

What Does the Future Hold for SACU? From Own Goal to Laduma! Scenarios for the Future of the Southern African Customs Union
by Tanja Hichert, Peter Draper and Talitha Bertelsmann-Scott
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 63, July 2010

The Quest for Affordable Food: Prospects in the Doha Round for Net Food-importing Developing Countries
by Fantu Farris Mulleta
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 54, February 2010

Economic Partnership Agreements and Intellectual Property Rights Protection: Challenges for the Southern African Development Community Region
by Dorica Phiri
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 48, October 2009

Trade in Electricity Services in the Southern African Customs Union: Towards a Negotiating Strategy
by Tsidiso Disenyana & Cézanne Samuel
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 46, October 2009

How Might Agriculture Develop in Southern Africa? Making Sense of Complexity
by Peter Draper, Sheila Kiratu & Tanja Hichert
Trade Knowledge Network Paper, 2009

Agriculture: Future Scenarios for Southern Africa – Ensuring Food Security through Trade Policy
by Hilton Zunckel
Trade Knowledge Network Paper, 2009

Agriculture: Future Scenarios for Southern Africa – Food Production in Mozambique and Rising Global Food Prices
by Gilberto Biacuana
Trade Knowledge Network Paper, 2009

Agriculture: Future Scenarios for Southern Africa – Country Briefing – Namibia
by Mona Frøystad, Jürgen Hoffmann & Klaus Schade
Trade Knowledge Network Paper, 2009

Agriculture: Future Scenarios for Southern Africa – The Livestock Sector in Zambia and Rising Food Prices
by Humphrey Mulemba
Trade Knowledge Network Paper, 2009

Agriculture: Future Scenarios for Southern Africa – A Case Study of Zimbabwe’s Food Security
by Evangelista Mudzonga & Tendai Chigwada
Trade Knowledge Network Paper, 2009

Sustainable Development: The missing piece in the Southern African Customs Union's regional trading arrangements?
by Wolfe Braude & Khutsafalo Sekolokwane
Trade Knowledge Network Paper, 2008

The Developmental State Debate in South Africa
By Mzukisi Qobo
Trade Reform in Southern Africa: Vision 2014?, Working Paper

Australia: The Political Economy of Australia’s Trade and Economic Reforms: Process and Lessons
by Bill Bowen
Trade Reform in Southern Africa: Vision 2014?, Working Paper

Brazil: Trade Policy and Reform in Brazil
by Mario Marconini
Trade Reform in Southern Africa: Vision 2014?, Working Paper

Chile: The Political Economy of Trade Policy Reform: Chile, 1974-2005
by Sebastian Herreros
Trade Reform in Southern Africa: Vision 2014?, Working Paper

India: Trade Reforms in India
by S Narayan
Trade Reform in Southern Africa: Vision 2014?, Working Paper

Malaysia: Trade Reforms: The Malaysian Experience
by Mohamed Ariff & Gregore Pio Lopez
Trade Reform in Southern Africa: Vision 2014?, Working Paper

New Zealand: Trade Policy Reform in New Zealand
by Ron Sandrey
Trade Reform in Southern Africa: Vision 2014?, Working Paper

Regional considerations: Implications for the BLNS Countries (Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland) of South African Trade Policy Reforms
by Ron Sandrey
Trade Reform in Southern Africa: Vision 2014?, Working Paper

Research Reports

Trade in Financial Services in Southern Africa: What Room for Negotiators post-2008 Financial Crisis?
by Rosalind Thomas
SAIIA Reasearch Report No 8, February 2011

Transport Services in SACU: Accelerating Harmonisation and Liberalisation
by Tsidiso Disenyana & Nkululeko Khumalo
SAIIA Research Report, No 1, February 2009

South Africa's Current Account Deficit: Are Proposed Cures Worse than the Disease?
by Peter Draper & Andreas Freytag
Trade Report, No 25, September 2008

Protecting International Investors in SACU: Towards Harmonisation
by Sheila Kiratu
Trade Report, No 24, October 2008

Intellectual Property Rights and South Africa's Innovation Future
by Samantha Gregory
Trade Report, No 23, August 2008

Trade futures 2014: The WTO and Southern Africa's External Trade Relations
by Tanja Hichert, Peter Draper & Philip Alves
Trade Report, No 22, July 2008

Non-Tariff Barriers to Trade in Southern Africa: Towards a Measurement Approach
by Costa Pierides
Trade Report, No 21, June 2008

The Cost of Non-tariff Barriers to Business along the North-South Corridor (South Africa-Zimbabwe) via Beit Bridge: A Preliminary Study
by Gregory Mthembu-Salter
Trade Report, No 20, May 2008

Will Chinese Trade Preferences Aid African LDCs?
by Adam Minson
Trade Report, No 19, February 2007

The Political Economy of Trade Liberalisation: What Lessons for Reforms Today?
by Razeen Sally
Trade Report, No 18, October 2007

Southern and Eastern Africa, the Doha Agenda and Aid for Trade
by Catherine Grant
Trade Report, No 17, June 2007

Trade in Services: From controlling to managing the Movement of Persons in SADC
by Nkululeko Khumalo
Trade Report, No 16, July 2007

SACU, Regional Integration, and the Overlap Issue in Southern Africa: From Spaghetti to Cannelloni?
by Peter Draper, Durrell Halleson & Philip Alves
Trade Report, No 15, February 2007

Engaging Asia's Biggest Tiger: Exploring the Contours of a SACU-China Trade Deal
by Philip Alves
Trade Report, No 14, February 2007

The Aerospace Industry: Prospects for Strategic Cooperation among the IBSA Countries
by Mills Soko
Trade Report, No 13, May 2006

South-South Economic Cooperation: The India-Brazil-South Africa Case
by Mills Soko
Trade Report, No 12, May 2006

Developing a Comprehensive IBSA Strategy on WTO Agriculture Negotiations
by Catherine Grant
Trade Report, No 11, May 2006

Services Trade in Southern Africa: A Literature Survey and Overview
by Nkululeko Khumalo
Trade Report, No 10, May 2006

Identifying Export Opportunities for SACU in the US Market
by Nnzeni Netshitomboni, Christopher Stevens & Jane Kennan
Trade Report, No 9, February 2006

Developing Country Coalitions in Multilateral Trade Negotiations: Aligning the Majors?
by Peter Draper & Razeen Sally
Trade Report, No 8, November 2005

The TDCA: Impacts, Lessons and Perspectives for EU-South and Southern African Relations (Report on the SAIIA Conference, 4-5 November 2004)
by Talitha Bertelsmann-Scott & Peter Draper (eds.)
Trade Report, No 7, July 2005

Reflections on Approaching an FTA Negotiation with Mercosur: A Review of Key Issues
by Simon Roberts
Trade Report, No 6, December 2004

Understanding Indian Trade Policy: Implications for the Indo-SACU Agreement
by Philip Alves
Trade Report, No 5, November 2004

US Trade Strategy after Cancun: Prospects and Implications for the SACU–US FTA
by Peter Draper & Mills Soko
Trade Report, No 4, May 2004

AGOA, Africa and Agriculture: South Africa’s Experience
by Matthew Stern & Nnzeni Netshitomboni
Trade Report, No 3, February 2004
This paper was supported in part by the World Bank-Netherlands Partnership Programme

Africa After Cancun: Trade Negotiations in Uncertain Times
by Development through Trade & Nepad Governance projects
Trade Report, No 2, December 2003

To Liberalise or Not to Liberalise? A Review of the South African Government's Trade Policy
by Peter Draper
Trade Report, No 1, July 2003

Op-EDS

As part of the work done in this cluster, a number of Op-Ed pieces have been published.

Diplomatic Pouch

Trade lessons for Africa in the aftermath of the flight disruptions
By Memory Dube & Gilberto Biacuana
Diplomatic Pouch, 3 May 2010

Trade Policy Trajectory in South Africa
by Tsidiso Disenyana
Diplomatic Pouch, 23 October 2009

Economic Partnership Agreements and Intellectual Property Rights protection: challenges for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region
by Dorica Suvye Phiri
Diplomatic Pouch, 10 November 2008

Regional Integration Agenda: The SADC Summit and the SADC FTA
by SAIIA
Diplomatic Pouch, 11 August 2008

Books

Climate Change and Trade: The Challenges for Southern Africa
by Peter Draper and Ivan Mbirimi (eds)
Fanele/Jacana Media, 2009 (ISBN 978-1-920196-28-8)

Trade Reform in Southern Africa: Vision 2014?
by Peter Draper & Philip Alves (eds)
Fanele/Jacana Media, 2009 (13: 978-1-920196-20-2)

Trade in Genetically Modified Foods: Decoding Southern African Regulatory Approaches
by Peter Draper & Nkululeko Khumalo (eds)
SAIIA, 2007 (1-919969-10-1)

One Size Doesn't Fit All: Deal-Breaker Issues in the Failed US-SACU Free Trade Negotiations
by Peter Draper & Nkululekho Khumalo (eds)
SAIIA, 2007 (1-919969-02-2)

Regional Integration and Economic Partnership Agreements: Southern Africa at the Crossroads
by Talitha Bertelsmann-Scott & Peter Draper (eds)
SAIIA, 2006 (1-919969-59-4)

Enter the Dragon - Towards a Free Trade Agreement Between China and the Southern African Customs Union
By Peter Draper & Garth le Pere (eds)
SAIIA, 2005 (1-919697-80-2)

Reconfiguring the Compass - South Africa's African Trade Diplomacy
by Peter Draper (ed)
SAIIA, 2005 (1-919969-33-0)

Regional Integration in Southern Africa: Comparative International Perspectives
by Christopher Clapham, Greg Mills, Anna Morner & Elizabeth Sidiropoulos (eds)
SAIIA, 2001 (1-919810-19-6)

Additional papers and publications

Private Sector Views of the Implementation of the SADC FTA
This paper was prepared by the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) on behalf of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) private sector, November 2011

The G20 and African Development
By Peter Draper, Catherine Grant, Christian Kingombe and Dirk Willem te Velde
This paper was prepared by ODI and SAIIA for ONE, March 2011

National Perspectives on Global Leadership: South Africa
By Peter Draper
This paper forms part of a series of papers prepared for CIGI’s National Perspectives on Global Leadership project.

South Africa's International Trade Diplomacy: Implications for Regional Integration
byPeter Draper (SAIIA), Mmatlou Kalaba (Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies) & Philip Alves (SAIIA)
Volume 1 in a Fredrich Ebert Foundation (Botswana) funded project entitled "Regional Integration in Southern Africa", 2006

South Africa's Bilateral Investment Treaties: Implications for Development and Human Rights
by Luke Eric Peterson (International Institute for Sustainable Development)
Occasional Paper number 26 in the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung's "Dialogue on Globalisation" series, 2006

The Role of South Africa in Global Structural Policy
by Peter Draper (SAIIA), Tom Wheeler (SAIIA), & Philip Alves (SAIIA)
A discussion paper commissioned and published by the German Development Institute, 2006