The Burden of Sub-Saharan African Own Commitments in the Uruguay Round: Myth or Reality?

May 1, 1995

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Piritta Sorsa. The Burden of Sub-Saharan African Own Commitments in the Uruguay Round: Myth or Reality?, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1995) accessed September 18, 2024

Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate

Summary

The paper reviews Sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA) (i) own market access commitments in the Uruguay Round, and (ii) the nature of the constraints on SSA policies set by the Uruguay Round. It concludes that SSA failed to use the Uruguay Round to lock domestic reforms to an international anchor. Apart from South Africa, most SSA countries made few substantial liberalization commitments on border protection. The new rules set few immediate constraints on SSA policies as developing countries benefit from long and extendable transition periods. The main impact of the new rules will be increased transparency of policies from increased notification requirements. Further trade liberalization will have to rely on unilateral initiatives. This a Working Paper and the author(s) would welcome any comments on the present text. Citations should refer to a Working Paper of the International Monetary Fund, mentioning the author(s), and the date of issuance. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the Fund.

Subject: Agricultural sector, Economic sectors, Exports, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, International trade, Tariffs, Taxes, Trade policy

Keywords: Africa, Agricultural sector, Exports, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, Southern Africa, SSA commodity export, SSA country, Sub-Saharan Africa, Tariffs, Trade policy, UR agenda, UR agreement, UR result, UR rule, Uruguay Round agreement, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

32
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Working Paper No. 1995/048
Stock No:

WPIEA0481995
ISBN:

9781451972344
ISSN:

1018-5941

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