- Additional Authors
- Description
- 83 p.; 21 x 29.7cm.
- Summary
- This paper examines key trade and trade related issues facing South Africa. It describes South Africa‘s re-entry into the global trade architecture and its economic growth in the context of its trade performance, as well as the composition and performance of South African exports at the product and sector level in the period from the early 1990s to 2006. The study also assesses South Africa‘s comparative trade performance based on a gravity model of international trade and discusses some key historical and recent trade policy developments. Finally, the study provides an econometric assessment of the impact of South Africa‘s trade liberalisation during the period from 1988 to 2003 on labour and total factor productivity across its industrial sectors. It shows that while South African trade performance has been good in recent years there is significant room to liberalise further as an adjunct to labour market reforms. Further trade policy liberalisation would bring about important equity and efficiency gains. Multilateral trade liberalisation has the potential to maximise the gains and ease the transition to freer trade for South Africa but unilateral liberalisation also deserves consideration.
- Series Statement
- OECD Trade Policy Papers, 1816-6873 ; no.91
- Uniform Title
- OECD Trade Policy Papers, no.91.
- Subject
- LCCN
- 10.1787/220164708061
- OCLC
- oecd-lib
- Author
Kowalski, Przemyslaw.
- Title
South Africa's Trade and Growth [electronic resource] / Przemyslaw Kowalski, Ralph Lattimore and Novella Bottini
- Imprint
Paris : OECD Publishing, 2009.
- Series
OECD Trade Policy Papers, 1816-6873 ; no.91
OECD Trade Policy Papers, 1816-6873 ; no.91.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Trade
South Africa
- Added Author
Lattimore, Ralph.
Bottini, Novella.
- Other Standard Identifier
10.1787/220164708061 doi