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South Africa’s Trade, Industrial and Exchange Rate Policies

South Africa is the pivotal, or ‘anchor’, state in Southern Africa with by far the largest and most diversified economy. Accordingly, its regional reach and impact is critical to how the region evolves. Therefore we wish to deepen our understanding of South Africa’s trade, industrial and macroeconomic policies from two standpoints: their potential implications for economic growth and development in South Africa; and the impact that these policy stances may have on the region. Our flagship project in this respect is that funded by the British High Commission entitled ‘Promoting Dialogue on Trade Reform in South Africa’, which has produced several events, opinion editorials, and a pipeline of research reports in the making.

South Africa’s Trade, Industrial and Exchange Rate Policies: Publications

Policy Briefings

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

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

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

Research Reports

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

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

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

Occasional Papers

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

Opinion Pieces

Economic policy battle lines drawn
by Peter Draper & Nic Dawes
Published in Mail & Guardian, 30 April 2010

SA's Clothing and Textile Sector post 'Chinese Quotas'
by Gilberto Biacuana
21 August 2009

SA's Stimulus Package Rings Alarm Bells about Trade Policy
by Peter Draper

South Africa’s Current Account Deficit: Are Proposed Cures Worse than the Disease?
by Peter Draper & Andreas Freytag
17 September 2008

Is South Africa Serious about Services Liberalisation?
by Tsidiso Disenyana
Published in Business Day, 1 September 2008

Development Through Trade - Business Day Exporter Column - March 2008
by Tsidiso Disenyana
Published in Business Day Exporter

Rival crews can both steer by the star of competition
by Peter Draper & Raymond Parsons
Published in Business Day, 9 November 2007

Development through Trade - Business Day Exporter column
by Philip Alves
Published in Business Day Exporter, 4 September 2007

Development through Trade - Business Day Exporter column
by Philip Alves
Published in Business Day Exporter, 05 March 2007

SA must take Chinese bull by the horns or get kicked
by Philip Alves
Published in Business Report, 8 February 2007

China-bashing no basis for policy
by Peter Draper
Published in Business Day, 25 October 2006

Development through Trade - Business Day Exporter column
by Peter Draper
Published in Business Day Exporter, 2 October 2006

Development through Trade - Business Day Exporter column
by Peter Draper
Published in Business Day Exporter, 7 August 2006

More sour than sweet in SA-China trade relations
by Philip Alves
Published in the Sunday Times, 25 June 2006

It’s Time to Stop Blaming China Alone Over Textiles
by Philip Alves
Published in Business Day, 5 June 2006

SA Needs to Get the Basics Right
by Peter Draper & Razeen Sally
Published in Business Day, 8 February 2006

Development through Trade - Business Day Exporter column
by Peter Draper
Published in Business Day Exporter, 6 February 2006

Development through Trade - Business Day Exporter column
by Peter Draper
Published in Business Day Exporter, 7 November 2005

Trading Up?
by Peter Draper & Philip Alves
Published in Mail & Guardian, 24 June 2005

Look to Singapore As an Alternative Trade and Investment Partner
by Peter Draper & Lyal White
Published in Business Day, 22 April 2005

What Opportunities for South African Traders?
by Nkululeko Khumalo
Published in Saitex, 11 April 2005

Diplomatic Pouch

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

Books

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

Additional papers and publications

South Africa's International Trade Diplomacy: Implications for Regional Integration
by Peter 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