Q&A: Whither Regional Integration in Southern Africa? - The Diigo Meta page

• 25 May 08
  

  Arabica Robusta

  regional integration south africa european union

• 24 May 08
  

  Dripa B

  Interview with Dot Keet, South African trade policy expert
  As a result of the free trade agreements with the European Union, called economic partnership agreements, regional integration in Southern Africa is in tatters (see accompanying article -- link below). The question arises: what kind of integration would engender broad-based development?

  development politics economics SouthAfrica

  • Our neighbouring countries were structured deliberately to be underdeveloped in order to provide cheap labour for South Africa’s mines and industries and to be a destination for our exports. Historically 500,000 miners have come to South Africa from the neighbouring countries each year.  
    

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