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In this book, senior experts from across the world provide a comprehensive analysis of the conditions needed for AfCFTA to successfully spur economic development in Africa. The book is an essential read for policy makers, development practitioners, economics researchers and everyone with an interest in the future of Africa.

Africa --- Commerce. --- Economic development --- African Continental Free Trade Area.

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This book focuses on one of the most strategic developments in international trade-the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas Agreement-due for completion in 2005. This US initiative aims to replicate the NAFTA Agreement across all 34 countries of South and North America (except Cuba). This volume explains the origins and ongoing process of the negotiations and explains why the US wants to expand its NAFTA model. It makes clear that investment protection, in addition to trade, is at the heart of the new agreement. And it examines in-depth the possible consequences for Mercosur, Brazil, and the region's many small economies.

Free trade --- Free Trade Area of the Americas (Organization) --- United States --- Commercial policy. --- Free Trade Area of the Americas (Organization).

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Customs unions. --- Free trade --- Free Trade Area of the Americas (Organization)

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This study aims to draw key lessons for the African Continental Free Trade Area using evidence from within the region. Although drawing lessons from the rest of the world is essential, given the unique features of economies in the Africa region, the most relevant lessons can be drawn from the experiences of regional economic communities in the continent. The study draws on the eight regional economic communities that have been recognized by the African Union as pillars on which the continent will rely to implement the African Continental Free Trade Area. The study evaluates the trade creation and trade diversion impacts of each of the eight RECs and examines their performance with the goal of drawing lessons and identifying challenges for the success of the African Continental Free Trade Area. Despite significant heterogeneities, there is more trade creation than trade diversion and a generally positive impact on trade within the regional economic communities. Two regional economic communities in particular-the East African Community and the Southern African Development Community-outperform all the other regional economic communities in terms of boosting intra-regional economic community trade. This is mainly associated with the high level of investment in trade facilitation, the level of synergy between national and regional goals, the density of economic activity, and the advancement in the quantity and quality of regional infrastructure. There are also many challenges that policy makers should address to realize the objectives of the African Continental Free Trade Area and transform the continent. Learning from the regional economic communities is central. But, given the scope of the African Continental Free Trade Area, there is also a need to examine the transition from regional economic communities to the African Continental Free Trade Area, which is expected to be a sticky transition.

African Continental Free Trade Area --- Customs Union --- Free Trade --- Free Trade Area --- International Economics and Trade --- International Trade and Trade Rules --- Regional Economic Community --- Regional Trade Agreement --- Rules of Origin --- Trade and Regional Integration --- Trade Creation --- Trade Diversion --- Trade Liberalization

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National security --- Free Trade Area of the Americas (Organization) --- Latin America --- South America --- United States --- Commerce --- Military relations