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Developmental Regionalism and Economic Transformation in Southern Africa

A common history and shared future? Southern Africa in the 21st century Introduction: a common history?Cooperation through adversity: liberation struggles as a regional asset Engineering regional integration: of the SADCC and SADC One region, many shades Summary of chapters Concluding note Notes References The theory and discourse of developmental regionalism Introduction Notion of developmental regionalism Benefits and arguments for developmental regionalism Theoretical perspectives on regionalism Features of developmental regionalism Strong institutional architecture and capacity Articulation of goals and objectives of regional integration for development Ensuring peace and security as a composite and foundation of a regional integration agenda Evolving complementary and symmetrical benefits for all member states involved in the regional development project Articulation of regional public goods and development priorities necessary for facilitating economic transformation in the region Evolving a bond of common regional citizenship and identity A regional development financing mechanism that is inward looking and self-sustaining Harnessing the concept for regional development in Southern Africa Strong institutional architecture and capacity Articulation of goals and objectives of regional integration for development Ensuring peace and security as a prerequisite and foundation of a regional integration agenda Evolving complementary and symmetrical benefits for all member states involved in the regional development project Articulation of regional public goods and development priorities necessary for facilitating economic transformation in the region Evolving a bond of common regional citizenship and identity A regional development financing mechanism Evidence from other regions Conclusion Notes References The Tripartite Free Trade Area and African Continental Free Trade Area: the case for consolidation: The case for consolidation Introduction Rationalization as a key objective of the TFTA and AfCFTA Similarities between the TFTA and AfCFTA provisions Trade in goods Tariff liberalization Non-tariff barriers Rules of origin Trade remedies Other provisions Trade in services Dispute settlement Institutional arrangements Ratification and entry into force Second phase negotiations Conclusion: the case for consolidation Notes Monetary union in Southern Africa: is the SADC ready?Introduction Background SADC documents and protocols calling for monetary integration towards economic community The Revised Regional Indicative Strategy for Development Plan (RISDP)Tripartite Free Trade Area and its implications Why should the SADC be an OCA? Some guiding theories Experiences from other regions: monetary integration in selected regions African Financial Community (CFA) Franc Zone West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC)ECOWAS Monetary Cooperation Programme East African Monetary Union (EAMU)Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)European Monetary Union Criteria for entering a currency union Modelling currency union in the SADC Income convergence hypothesis Is the SADC a natural currency area?Co-movement in per capita GDP Co-movement in prices Concluding remarks and recommendations Notes References Industrialisation in Southern Africa: towards a developmental and strategic perspective Introduction Theoretical perspectives on industrialisation Industrialisation in Southern Africa: review of key issues Industrialisation in the context of globalisation Transformation and inclusivity Another important dimension of transformation is the gender dimension Sectoral priorities Greening industrialisation Role of domestic and external capital Participation of industry and business Pace of industrialisation: taking context into account Implications for industrialisation in Southern Africa Commitment of member states to the Roadmap A developmental approach to industrialisation Development of a diverse, efficient and effective institutional base Human resource development Conclusion References Agriculture and developmental regionalism in Southern Africa Introduction The importance of agriculture in developmental regionalism The challenges of agricultural trade in the region Agricultural production in the SADC region Agricultural trade within and outside the SADC region Formal trade Informal cross-border trade in Southern Africa Trade policies, agriculture and developmental regionalism SADC policies on agricultural development Agricultural development, poverty and gender Regional collaboration in agriculture Agro-processing and the development of regional value chains Conclusions and recommendations Conclusions Recommendations References Women in the informal sector in Southern Africa: towards a developmental perspective Introduction Development as a woman’s right: defining key gender concepts Defining developmental regionalism What would gender sensitivity and gender responsiveness look like in developmental regionalism?The SADC gender gap The SADC experience Women’s contribution to development Gender and trade Gender responsive agricultural systems Gender and security Gender responsive industrial development Challenges Conclusion Notes References Immigration, xenophobia and developmental regionalism in Southern Africa: a South Africa case study Introduction Regional integration and developmental regionalism The SADC Protocol on the facilitation of free movement of persons and regional integration in Southern Africa Background to migration from historical and contemporary perspectives and African migrants in South Africa Discourses on migration and xenophobia in South Africa: myths and realities Myths on migration and xenophobia Realities of migration and xenophobia Reality of migration Reality of xenophobia Migration, xenophobia and South Africa’s rhetoric of pan-Africanism in the African renaissance discourse Migration and xenophobia in South Africa seen by organised interest groups like COSATU and political parties, migrants, their governments and SADC Conclusion References ECOWAS’s experience in developmental regionalism: a comparative perspective Introduction Foundations of ECOWAS regional integration and economic development Post-Cold War realities and ECOWAS’s responses to the challenges of peace and economic transformation Comparative lessons for the SADC Concluding remarks Notes References Harnessing south-south cooperation: a BRICS perspective on regional developmentalism Introduction The genesis of “BRICS” as an economic and political metaphor From Yekaterinburg, Russia to Durban, South Africa: the evolution of the BRICS as an economic and political bloc Reforming the global governance system Strengthen intra-BRICS economic cooperation by establishing new financing institutions Giants with a clay feet! How solid are the BRICs?The domestic dimensions Problem of multiple membership and conflicting loyalties What has been the real impact of the BRICS on global development?Regional development in Southern Africa: what role for the BRICS?Promoting regional integration in Southern Africa through resource-based corridor development Reviving the Spatial Development Initiative (SDI) in South Africa and SADC Role of external actors in supporting regional development: how different are the BRICS from the traditional donors?Ownership vs. donorship?What is to be done to harness the relationship with the BRICS?Conclusions Notes References Towards sustainable developmental regionalism and peace in Southern Africa Introduction Developmental regionalism: a theoretical overview The challenge of developmental regionalism in Southern Africa The optimistic perspective The not-so-optimistic perspective The dialectics of developmental regionalism in Southern Africa and the challenge of sustainability Connecting developmental regionalism to developmental regional peace Conclusion: options and prospects References

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