The case of Morocco's accession to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS): an assessment of trade and policy trends
May, 2019
International Trade
Reapproaching the Measure of Economic Partnership Agreements with Africa – AGOA and ACP-EU
The necessity to change the measurement strategy of the AGOA and ACP-EU trade agreements presents a challenge not only to African countries but also to the US and the European Union to establish a common understanding on the need to widen the scope of the measure. All the partners involved require a comprehensive measurement strategy to quantify the real impact of AGOA and ACP-EU on people’s lives.
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement and the Importance of a Two-Level Approach to its Success
For the AfCFTA to succeed will require more than its regulatory framework; a supporting framework is also required and this is found in what Douglass North has termed “mental models”. Mental models are the necessary norms and beliefs of policy makers - their perceptions of the world around them.