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South Africa's reintegration into world and regional markets : trade liberalization and emerging patterns of specialization in the post-apartheid era, Regine Qualmann

Work
Publication
Edition
1. ed.
Extent
206 p.
Contents
  • 32
  • 92
  • 7.1
  • Trade Diversion, Trade Creation and Beyond
  • 93
  • 7.2
  • Different Types of Trading Blocs and Potential Implications of 'Hub-and-Spoke' Arrangements
  • 96
  • 7.3
  • The Potential of Regional Spill-Over Effects
  • 97
  • 2
  • 7.4
  • Free Trade Arrangements and Regional Trade Integration: Implications of Theory
  • 99
  • 8
  • Hypotheses for the Empirical Analysis: What Theory Predicts
  • 100
  • III
  • The Emerging Pattern of Trade: Empirical Analysis
  • 104
  • 10
  • Reform of Trade Policy
  • Quantitative Analysis I: A Gravity-Approach to South Africa's Changing Pattern of Trade
  • 105
  • 10.2
  • Theoretical Backing of the Gravity-Approach
  • 106
  • 10.3
  • Recent Applications of the Gravity Model and Implications for the Present Analysis
  • 107
  • 10.4
  • Model Specification and Estimation
  • 34
  • 111
  • 10.4.1
  • Estimation Results
  • 114
  • 10.4.2
  • Post-Trade Simulation and Predictions from the Gravity Model
  • 119
  • 10.4.3
  • Implications from the Model Estimations and Conclusions
  • 126
  • 2.1
  • 11
  • Quantitative Analysis II: Statistical Evidence on the Evolving Pattern of Trade and Specialization in South Africa
  • 128
  • 11.1
  • The Changing Factor Intensity of South Africa's Pattern of Trade and Specialization
  • 128
  • 11.2
  • Composition and Factor Intensity of Trade with Respect to Different Trading Partners
  • 134
  • 11.2.1
  • Multilateral Liberalization of Trade
  • The Composition of Trade by Broad Commodity Groups
  • 136
  • 11.2.2
  • Trade in Manufactures by Factor-Usage and Trading Partners
  • 139
  • 11.3
  • Shifts in the Pattern of Trade as Indicated by Revealed Comparative Advantage
  • 139
  • 11.3.1
  • General Approach and Findings
  • 34
  • 141
  • 11.3.2
  • Revealed Comparative Advantage in Manufacturing
  • 145
  • 11.3.3
  • Conclusions and Limitations of the Approach
  • 147
  • 11.4
  • Changing Patterns of Inter- and Intra-Industry Trade
  • 150
  • 2.1.1
  • 11.4.1
  • Empirical Measure and General Findings
  • 153
  • 11.4.2
  • Levels of IIT in Bilateral Trade and in a Regional Perspective
  • 157
  • 11.4.3
  • Conclusions and Implications for the Emerging Pattern of Intra-Industry Trade
  • 159
  • 12
  • Sectoral Differences of Tariff Reductions
  • The Regional Pattern of Trade and Specialization and Potential Implications of South Africa's Free Trade Agreements with SADC and the EU
  • 159
  • 12.1
  • Stylised Facts on Trade and Production in the SADC Region
  • 159
  • 12.2
  • Recent Shifts in the Regional Pattern of Trade and Specialization
  • 160
  • 12.3
  • Trade Creation, Trade Diversion, and Potential Dynamic Effects of Trade Agreements: Review of Previous Literature and Implications
  • 37
  • 163
  • 12.4
  • The Role of Comparative Advantages, Scale Economies, and Implications for the Location of Industries
  • 167
  • 12.5
  • Implications of South Africa's Free Trade Agreements with SADC and the EU
  • 169
  • IV
  • Conclusions and Policy Implications
  • 172
  • I
  • 2.1.2
  • 13
  • Summary of Findings on South Africa's Emerging Pattern of Trade and Specialization
  • 172
  • 14
  • Implications of the Emerging Pattern of Specialization for the Labour Market
  • 176
  • 15
  • Policy Implications and Outlook
  • 178
  • Effective Rates of Protection
  • 39
  • 2.1.3
  • Trade-related Measures
  • 40
  • 2.2
  • Regional Integration and Bilateral Preferential Trade Agreements
  • 41
  • 2.2.1
  • The Removal of Trade Barriers and Changing Pattern of Trade Flows
  • Regional Integration in SADC
  • 42
  • 2.2.2
  • The Bilateral Trade Agreement with the EU
  • 45
  • 2.3
  • Conclusions on the Implications of Recent Shifts in Trade Policy for the Pattern of Trade
  • 47
  • 3
  • South Africa's Changing Position in Global Trade: Descriptive Evidence of the Evolution of Trade Flows
  • 23
  • 48
  • 3.1
  • Recent Shifts in the Geographical Distribution and Composition of Trade
  • 51
  • 3.2
  • Inhibited Trade in the Apartheid Era
  • 54
  • 3.3
  • Indications of Increasing Trade Openness and Structural Shifts in the Post-Apartheid Period: Descriptive Evidence
  • 59
  • 1.1
  • 3.4
  • Conclusions from the Descriptive Evidence
  • 63
  • II
  • The Impact of Trade Openness on the Pattern of Specialization: What Theory Predicts
  • 65
  • 5
  • Comparative Advantage Theory: Heckscher-Ohlin and the Relative Abundance of Factors as the Main Determinant of Trade
  • 67
  • 5.1
  • Overview of the Economy and Recent Economic Policy
  • The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Relative Factor Prices
  • 70
  • 5.2
  • Relaxing the Assumptions of the Heckscher-Ohlin-Model
  • 73
  • 5.2.1
  • Sector-Biased Technological Differences
  • 73
  • 5.2.2
  • Specific Factors
  • 24
  • 74
  • 5.2.3
  • Complete Specialization
  • 74
  • 5.3
  • Trade Openness, Wages and the Case of a Non-Clearing Labour Market
  • 75
  • 5.4
  • More Factors, More Goods, More Countries
  • 80
  • 1.2
  • 5.5
  • Conclusions and Implications of Comparative Advantage Theory
  • 84
  • 6
  • Scale Economies, Market Size and Distance Between Trading Partners as Determinants of Trade and Specialization
  • 85
  • 6.1
  • Economies of Scale, Monopolistic Competition, and Market Segmentation
  • 86
  • 6.2
  • Problem Statement, Objectives and Structure of the Analysis
  • Intra-Industry Trade and Vertical Specialization: The Role of Factor Endowments Again
  • 88
  • 6.3
  • Intra-Industry Trade, Trade Liberalization and the Labour Market
  • 90
  • 6.4
  • Conclusions and Implications of the New Trade Theory
  • 91
  • 7
  • Regional Trade Integration and Free Trade Arrangements: Potential Effects for the Pattern of Trade and Specialization
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South Africa's reintegration into world and regional markets : trade liberalization and emerging patterns of specialization in the post-apartheid era
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South Africa's reintegration into world and regional markets
Title remainder
trade liberalization and emerging patterns of specialization in the post-apartheid era
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Regine Qualmann
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Qualmann, Regine
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illustrations
Index
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LC call number
HF3901
LC item number
.Q35 2008
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Series statement
Entwicklungstheorie und Entwicklungspolitik
Series volume
v. 3
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  • Commerce
  • Marchés locaux
  • Apartheid
  • Politique du commerce extérieur
  • Commerce international
  • Modèles économiques
  • Libéralisation des échanges
  • South Africa
  • South Africa
  • Afrique du Sud
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South Africa's reintegration into world and regional markets : trade liberalization and emerging patterns of specialization in the post-apartheid era, Regine Qualmann
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-196)
Contents
  • 32
  • 92
  • 7.1
  • Trade Diversion, Trade Creation and Beyond
  • 93
  • 7.2
  • Different Types of Trading Blocs and Potential Implications of 'Hub-and-Spoke' Arrangements
  • 96
  • 7.3
  • The Potential of Regional Spill-Over Effects
  • 97
  • 2
  • 7.4
  • Free Trade Arrangements and Regional Trade Integration: Implications of Theory
  • 99
  • 8
  • Hypotheses for the Empirical Analysis: What Theory Predicts
  • 100
  • III
  • The Emerging Pattern of Trade: Empirical Analysis
  • 104
  • 10
  • Reform of Trade Policy
  • Quantitative Analysis I: A Gravity-Approach to South Africa's Changing Pattern of Trade
  • 105
  • 10.2
  • Theoretical Backing of the Gravity-Approach
  • 106
  • 10.3
  • Recent Applications of the Gravity Model and Implications for the Present Analysis
  • 107
  • 10.4
  • Model Specification and Estimation
  • 34
  • 111
  • 10.4.1
  • Estimation Results
  • 114
  • 10.4.2
  • Post-Trade Simulation and Predictions from the Gravity Model
  • 119
  • 10.4.3
  • Implications from the Model Estimations and Conclusions
  • 126
  • 2.1
  • 11
  • Quantitative Analysis II: Statistical Evidence on the Evolving Pattern of Trade and Specialization in South Africa
  • 128
  • 11.1
  • The Changing Factor Intensity of South Africa's Pattern of Trade and Specialization
  • 128
  • 11.2
  • Composition and Factor Intensity of Trade with Respect to Different Trading Partners
  • 134
  • 11.2.1
  • Multilateral Liberalization of Trade
  • The Composition of Trade by Broad Commodity Groups
  • 136
  • 11.2.2
  • Trade in Manufactures by Factor-Usage and Trading Partners
  • 139
  • 11.3
  • Shifts in the Pattern of Trade as Indicated by Revealed Comparative Advantage
  • 139
  • 11.3.1
  • General Approach and Findings
  • 34
  • 141
  • 11.3.2
  • Revealed Comparative Advantage in Manufacturing
  • 145
  • 11.3.3
  • Conclusions and Limitations of the Approach
  • 147
  • 11.4
  • Changing Patterns of Inter- and Intra-Industry Trade
  • 150
  • 2.1.1
  • 11.4.1
  • Empirical Measure and General Findings
  • 153
  • 11.4.2
  • Levels of IIT in Bilateral Trade and in a Regional Perspective
  • 157
  • 11.4.3
  • Conclusions and Implications for the Emerging Pattern of Intra-Industry Trade
  • 159
  • 12
  • Sectoral Differences of Tariff Reductions
  • The Regional Pattern of Trade and Specialization and Potential Implications of South Africa's Free Trade Agreements with SADC and the EU
  • 159
  • 12.1
  • Stylised Facts on Trade and Production in the SADC Region
  • 159
  • 12.2
  • Recent Shifts in the Regional Pattern of Trade and Specialization
  • 160
  • 12.3
  • Trade Creation, Trade Diversion, and Potential Dynamic Effects of Trade Agreements: Review of Previous Literature and Implications
  • 37
  • 163
  • 12.4
  • The Role of Comparative Advantages, Scale Economies, and Implications for the Location of Industries
  • 167
  • 12.5
  • Implications of South Africa's Free Trade Agreements with SADC and the EU
  • 169
  • IV
  • Conclusions and Policy Implications
  • 172
  • I
  • 2.1.2
  • 13
  • Summary of Findings on South Africa's Emerging Pattern of Trade and Specialization
  • 172
  • 14
  • Implications of the Emerging Pattern of Specialization for the Labour Market
  • 176
  • 15
  • Policy Implications and Outlook
  • 178
  • Effective Rates of Protection
  • 39
  • 2.1.3
  • Trade-related Measures
  • 40
  • 2.2
  • Regional Integration and Bilateral Preferential Trade Agreements
  • 41
  • 2.2.1
  • The Removal of Trade Barriers and Changing Pattern of Trade Flows
  • Regional Integration in SADC
  • 42
  • 2.2.2
  • The Bilateral Trade Agreement with the EU
  • 45
  • 2.3
  • Conclusions on the Implications of Recent Shifts in Trade Policy for the Pattern of Trade
  • 47
  • 3
  • South Africa's Changing Position in Global Trade: Descriptive Evidence of the Evolution of Trade Flows
  • 23
  • 48
  • 3.1
  • Recent Shifts in the Geographical Distribution and Composition of Trade
  • 51
  • 3.2
  • Inhibited Trade in the Apartheid Era
  • 54
  • 3.3
  • Indications of Increasing Trade Openness and Structural Shifts in the Post-Apartheid Period: Descriptive Evidence
  • 59
  • 1.1
  • 3.4
  • Conclusions from the Descriptive Evidence
  • 63
  • II
  • The Impact of Trade Openness on the Pattern of Specialization: What Theory Predicts
  • 65
  • 5
  • Comparative Advantage Theory: Heckscher-Ohlin and the Relative Abundance of Factors as the Main Determinant of Trade
  • 67
  • 5.1
  • Overview of the Economy and Recent Economic Policy
  • The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Relative Factor Prices
  • 70
  • 5.2
  • Relaxing the Assumptions of the Heckscher-Ohlin-Model
  • 73
  • 5.2.1
  • Sector-Biased Technological Differences
  • 73
  • 5.2.2
  • Specific Factors
  • 24
  • 74
  • 5.2.3
  • Complete Specialization
  • 74
  • 5.3
  • Trade Openness, Wages and the Case of a Non-Clearing Labour Market
  • 75
  • 5.4
  • More Factors, More Goods, More Countries
  • 80
  • 1.2
  • 5.5
  • Conclusions and Implications of Comparative Advantage Theory
  • 84
  • 6
  • Scale Economies, Market Size and Distance Between Trading Partners as Determinants of Trade and Specialization
  • 85
  • 6.1
  • Economies of Scale, Monopolistic Competition, and Market Segmentation
  • 86
  • 6.2
  • Problem Statement, Objectives and Structure of the Analysis
  • Intra-Industry Trade and Vertical Specialization: The Role of Factor Endowments Again
  • 88
  • 6.3
  • Intra-Industry Trade, Trade Liberalization and the Labour Market
  • 90
  • 6.4
  • Conclusions and Implications of the New Trade Theory
  • 91
  • 7
  • Regional Trade Integration and Free Trade Arrangements: Potential Effects for the Pattern of Trade and Specialization
Dimensions
23 cm.
Edition
1. ed.
Extent
206 p.
Isbn
9783832929954
Lccn
2008386787
Other physical details
ill.
System control number
  • (OCoLC)166384224
  • (OCoLC)ocn166384224
Label
South Africa's reintegration into world and regional markets : trade liberalization and emerging patterns of specialization in the post-apartheid era, Regine Qualmann
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-196)
Contents
  • 32
  • 92
  • 7.1
  • Trade Diversion, Trade Creation and Beyond
  • 93
  • 7.2
  • Different Types of Trading Blocs and Potential Implications of 'Hub-and-Spoke' Arrangements
  • 96
  • 7.3
  • The Potential of Regional Spill-Over Effects
  • 97
  • 2
  • 7.4
  • Free Trade Arrangements and Regional Trade Integration: Implications of Theory
  • 99
  • 8
  • Hypotheses for the Empirical Analysis: What Theory Predicts
  • 100
  • III
  • The Emerging Pattern of Trade: Empirical Analysis
  • 104
  • 10
  • Reform of Trade Policy
  • Quantitative Analysis I: A Gravity-Approach to South Africa's Changing Pattern of Trade
  • 105
  • 10.2
  • Theoretical Backing of the Gravity-Approach
  • 106
  • 10.3
  • Recent Applications of the Gravity Model and Implications for the Present Analysis
  • 107
  • 10.4
  • Model Specification and Estimation
  • 34
  • 111
  • 10.4.1
  • Estimation Results
  • 114
  • 10.4.2
  • Post-Trade Simulation and Predictions from the Gravity Model
  • 119
  • 10.4.3
  • Implications from the Model Estimations and Conclusions
  • 126
  • 2.1
  • 11
  • Quantitative Analysis II: Statistical Evidence on the Evolving Pattern of Trade and Specialization in South Africa
  • 128
  • 11.1
  • The Changing Factor Intensity of South Africa's Pattern of Trade and Specialization
  • 128
  • 11.2
  • Composition and Factor Intensity of Trade with Respect to Different Trading Partners
  • 134
  • 11.2.1
  • Multilateral Liberalization of Trade
  • The Composition of Trade by Broad Commodity Groups
  • 136
  • 11.2.2
  • Trade in Manufactures by Factor-Usage and Trading Partners
  • 139
  • 11.3
  • Shifts in the Pattern of Trade as Indicated by Revealed Comparative Advantage
  • 139
  • 11.3.1
  • General Approach and Findings
  • 34
  • 141
  • 11.3.2
  • Revealed Comparative Advantage in Manufacturing
  • 145
  • 11.3.3
  • Conclusions and Limitations of the Approach
  • 147
  • 11.4
  • Changing Patterns of Inter- and Intra-Industry Trade
  • 150
  • 2.1.1
  • 11.4.1
  • Empirical Measure and General Findings
  • 153
  • 11.4.2
  • Levels of IIT in Bilateral Trade and in a Regional Perspective
  • 157
  • 11.4.3
  • Conclusions and Implications for the Emerging Pattern of Intra-Industry Trade
  • 159
  • 12
  • Sectoral Differences of Tariff Reductions
  • The Regional Pattern of Trade and Specialization and Potential Implications of South Africa's Free Trade Agreements with SADC and the EU
  • 159
  • 12.1
  • Stylised Facts on Trade and Production in the SADC Region
  • 159
  • 12.2
  • Recent Shifts in the Regional Pattern of Trade and Specialization
  • 160
  • 12.3
  • Trade Creation, Trade Diversion, and Potential Dynamic Effects of Trade Agreements: Review of Previous Literature and Implications
  • 37
  • 163
  • 12.4
  • The Role of Comparative Advantages, Scale Economies, and Implications for the Location of Industries
  • 167
  • 12.5
  • Implications of South Africa's Free Trade Agreements with SADC and the EU
  • 169
  • IV
  • Conclusions and Policy Implications
  • 172
  • I
  • 2.1.2
  • 13
  • Summary of Findings on South Africa's Emerging Pattern of Trade and Specialization
  • 172
  • 14
  • Implications of the Emerging Pattern of Specialization for the Labour Market
  • 176
  • 15
  • Policy Implications and Outlook
  • 178
  • Effective Rates of Protection
  • 39
  • 2.1.3
  • Trade-related Measures
  • 40
  • 2.2
  • Regional Integration and Bilateral Preferential Trade Agreements
  • 41
  • 2.2.1
  • The Removal of Trade Barriers and Changing Pattern of Trade Flows
  • Regional Integration in SADC
  • 42
  • 2.2.2
  • The Bilateral Trade Agreement with the EU
  • 45
  • 2.3
  • Conclusions on the Implications of Recent Shifts in Trade Policy for the Pattern of Trade
  • 47
  • 3
  • South Africa's Changing Position in Global Trade: Descriptive Evidence of the Evolution of Trade Flows
  • 23
  • 48
  • 3.1
  • Recent Shifts in the Geographical Distribution and Composition of Trade
  • 51
  • 3.2
  • Inhibited Trade in the Apartheid Era
  • 54
  • 3.3
  • Indications of Increasing Trade Openness and Structural Shifts in the Post-Apartheid Period: Descriptive Evidence
  • 59
  • 1.1
  • 3.4
  • Conclusions from the Descriptive Evidence
  • 63
  • II
  • The Impact of Trade Openness on the Pattern of Specialization: What Theory Predicts
  • 65
  • 5
  • Comparative Advantage Theory: Heckscher-Ohlin and the Relative Abundance of Factors as the Main Determinant of Trade
  • 67
  • 5.1
  • Overview of the Economy and Recent Economic Policy
  • The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Relative Factor Prices
  • 70
  • 5.2
  • Relaxing the Assumptions of the Heckscher-Ohlin-Model
  • 73
  • 5.2.1
  • Sector-Biased Technological Differences
  • 73
  • 5.2.2
  • Specific Factors
  • 24
  • 74
  • 5.2.3
  • Complete Specialization
  • 74
  • 5.3
  • Trade Openness, Wages and the Case of a Non-Clearing Labour Market
  • 75
  • 5.4
  • More Factors, More Goods, More Countries
  • 80
  • 1.2
  • 5.5
  • Conclusions and Implications of Comparative Advantage Theory
  • 84
  • 6
  • Scale Economies, Market Size and Distance Between Trading Partners as Determinants of Trade and Specialization
  • 85
  • 6.1
  • Economies of Scale, Monopolistic Competition, and Market Segmentation
  • 86
  • 6.2
  • Problem Statement, Objectives and Structure of the Analysis
  • Intra-Industry Trade and Vertical Specialization: The Role of Factor Endowments Again
  • 88
  • 6.3
  • Intra-Industry Trade, Trade Liberalization and the Labour Market
  • 90
  • 6.4
  • Conclusions and Implications of the New Trade Theory
  • 91
  • 7
  • Regional Trade Integration and Free Trade Arrangements: Potential Effects for the Pattern of Trade and Specialization
Dimensions
23 cm.
Edition
1. ed.
Extent
206 p.
Isbn
9783832929954
Lccn
2008386787
Other physical details
ill.
System control number
  • (OCoLC)166384224
  • (OCoLC)ocn166384224

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