Reshaping Economic Geography of East Africa : From Regional to Global Integration (Vol. 1 of 2)

Five East African countries Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda have made solid progress on integrating regionally in the East African Community (EAC) since 1999. Such advances are crucial, as integration in East Africa has the potential f...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Foreign Trade, FDI, and Capital Flows Study
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
AIR
GDP
TAX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16814562/east-african-community-reshaping-economic-geography-east-africa-regional-global-integration-vol-1-2
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topic AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES
AIR
BONDS
BORDER CROSSINGS
BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE
BOTTLENECKS
BUSINESS CLIMATE
CAPACITY BUILDING
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CAPITALIST ECONOMIES
CASH CROPS
CENTRAL BANKS
CENTRAL BODY
COMMODITY
COMMODITY PRICES
COMMON MARKET
COMMON REGULATIONS
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMPETITIVENESS
CONGESTION
CONNECTIVITY
CONSUMERS
CONVERGENCE
COUNTRY MARKETS
CURRENCY
CUSTOMS
CUSTOMS CLEARANCE
CUSTOMS PROCEDURES
CUSTOMS UNION
DEBT
DEMAND FOR SERVICES
DEMOCRACIES
DEMOCRACY
DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS
DEMOGRAPHERS
DEMOGRAPHIC
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
DEPENDENCY RATIO
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
DISCRIMINATION
DIVIDEND
DOMESTIC MARKET
DRIVERS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
ECONOMIC CONCENTRATION
ECONOMIC CONVERGENCE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
ECONOMIC POLICIES
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS
EXCISE TAXES
EXPORT MARKETS
EXPORTS
FERTILITY
FERTILITY RATES
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SECTORS
FISCAL POLICY
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FREE TRADE
FREE TRADE AREA
FREIGHT
FREIGHT COSTS
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GLOBAL INTEGRATION
GLOBAL MARKETS
GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT
HIGH TRANSPORT
HIGHWAY
HOST COUNTRIES
HOST COUNTRY
HOST GOVERNMENT
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INCOME
INCREASING RETURNS
INCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE
INCREASING TRADE
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
INEQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
INLAND WATERWAYS
INSPECTION
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
INSURANCE
INTERNAL MARKET
INTERNAL TARIFFS
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INTRAREGIONAL TRADE
INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
JOB CREATION
JOURNEY
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MOBILITY
LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES
LANDLOCKED ECONOMIES
LENDING PRACTICES
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIVING STANDARDS
LOCAL MARKETS
LOCOMOTIVE
LOW FERTILITY
LOWER FERTILITY
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET ECONOMY
MARKET FORCES
MIDDLE-INCOME ECONOMIES
MIGRANTS
MIGRATION
MOBILITY
MONETARY INTEGRATION
MONETARY UNION
MORTALITY
MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS
NATIONAL AUTHORITIES
NATIONAL BORDERS
NATIONAL ECONOMY
NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
NATIONAL MARKETS
NATIONAL POLICIES
NATIONAL PRACTICES
NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
NATURAL RESOURCES
NONTARIFF BARRIERS
OLD AGE
OUTPUT
PER CAPITA INCOME
PER CAPITA INCOMES
POLICE
POLICY FRAMEWORK
POLICY HARMONIZATION
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY REFORMS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL INTEGRATION
POPULATION DENSITY
POPULATION POLICIES
PREFERENTIAL TRADE
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROGRESS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PROVISION OF EDUCATION
RADIO
RADIO COMMUNICATION
RAIL
RAIL IMPROVEMENTS
RAIL SYSTEMS
RAIL TRANSPORT
RAILWAY
RAILWAY LINE
RAILWAYS
REAL ESTATE
REGIONAL AGREEMENTS
REGIONAL BODIES
REGIONAL COOPERATION
REGIONAL ECONOMY
REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
REGIONAL INTEGRATION EFFORTS
REGIONAL MARKETS
REGIONAL POLICY
REGIONAL PROJECTS
REGIONAL TRADE ARRANGEMENTS
REGULATORS
REGULATORY AGENCIES
REGULATORY COOPERATION
REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
REMITTANCE
REMITTANCES
ROAD
ROADS
ROUTE
RULE OF LAW
SAFETY
SAVINGS
SECURITY THREAT
SERVICE RELIABILITY
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL SERVICES
TAX
TAX REVENUE
TECHNICAL CAPACITY
TECHNICAL MATTERS
TECHNICAL STANDARDS
TRADE INTEGRATION
TRANSACTIONS COSTS
TRANSIT
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT CORRIDORS
TRANSPORT COSTS
TREATY
TRIP
TRUCKS
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
URBANIZATION
VEHICLE
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
VOTERS
WAGES
WORKING POPULATION
WORKING-AGE POPULATION
WORLD MARKETS
WORLD REGIONS
YOUNG AGE
spellingShingle AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES
AIR
BONDS
BORDER CROSSINGS
BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE
BOTTLENECKS
BUSINESS CLIMATE
CAPACITY BUILDING
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CAPITALIST ECONOMIES
CASH CROPS
CENTRAL BANKS
CENTRAL BODY
COMMODITY
COMMODITY PRICES
COMMON MARKET
COMMON REGULATIONS
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMPETITIVENESS
CONGESTION
CONNECTIVITY
CONSUMERS
CONVERGENCE
COUNTRY MARKETS
CURRENCY
CUSTOMS
CUSTOMS CLEARANCE
CUSTOMS PROCEDURES
CUSTOMS UNION
DEBT
DEMAND FOR SERVICES
DEMOCRACIES
DEMOCRACY
DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS
DEMOGRAPHERS
DEMOGRAPHIC
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
DEPENDENCY RATIO
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
DISCRIMINATION
DIVIDEND
DOMESTIC MARKET
DRIVERS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
ECONOMIC CONCENTRATION
ECONOMIC CONVERGENCE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
ECONOMIC POLICIES
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS
EXCISE TAXES
EXPORT MARKETS
EXPORTS
FERTILITY
FERTILITY RATES
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SECTORS
FISCAL POLICY
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FREE TRADE
FREE TRADE AREA
FREIGHT
FREIGHT COSTS
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GLOBAL INTEGRATION
GLOBAL MARKETS
GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT
HIGH TRANSPORT
HIGHWAY
HOST COUNTRIES
HOST COUNTRY
HOST GOVERNMENT
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INCOME
INCREASING RETURNS
INCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE
INCREASING TRADE
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
INEQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
INLAND WATERWAYS
INSPECTION
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
INSURANCE
INTERNAL MARKET
INTERNAL TARIFFS
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INTRAREGIONAL TRADE
INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
JOB CREATION
JOURNEY
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MOBILITY
LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES
LANDLOCKED ECONOMIES
LENDING PRACTICES
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIVING STANDARDS
LOCAL MARKETS
LOCOMOTIVE
LOW FERTILITY
LOWER FERTILITY
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET ECONOMY
MARKET FORCES
MIDDLE-INCOME ECONOMIES
MIGRANTS
MIGRATION
MOBILITY
MONETARY INTEGRATION
MONETARY UNION
MORTALITY
MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS
NATIONAL AUTHORITIES
NATIONAL BORDERS
NATIONAL ECONOMY
NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
NATIONAL MARKETS
NATIONAL POLICIES
NATIONAL PRACTICES
NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
NATURAL RESOURCES
NONTARIFF BARRIERS
OLD AGE
OUTPUT
PER CAPITA INCOME
PER CAPITA INCOMES
POLICE
POLICY FRAMEWORK
POLICY HARMONIZATION
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY REFORMS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL INTEGRATION
POPULATION DENSITY
POPULATION POLICIES
PREFERENTIAL TRADE
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROGRESS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PROVISION OF EDUCATION
RADIO
RADIO COMMUNICATION
RAIL
RAIL IMPROVEMENTS
RAIL SYSTEMS
RAIL TRANSPORT
RAILWAY
RAILWAY LINE
RAILWAYS
REAL ESTATE
REGIONAL AGREEMENTS
REGIONAL BODIES
REGIONAL COOPERATION
REGIONAL ECONOMY
REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
REGIONAL INTEGRATION EFFORTS
REGIONAL MARKETS
REGIONAL POLICY
REGIONAL PROJECTS
REGIONAL TRADE ARRANGEMENTS
REGULATORS
REGULATORY AGENCIES
REGULATORY COOPERATION
REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
REMITTANCE
REMITTANCES
ROAD
ROADS
ROUTE
RULE OF LAW
SAFETY
SAVINGS
SECURITY THREAT
SERVICE RELIABILITY
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL SERVICES
TAX
TAX REVENUE
TECHNICAL CAPACITY
TECHNICAL MATTERS
TECHNICAL STANDARDS
TRADE INTEGRATION
TRANSACTIONS COSTS
TRANSIT
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT CORRIDORS
TRANSPORT COSTS
TREATY
TRIP
TRUCKS
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
URBANIZATION
VEHICLE
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
VOTERS
WAGES
WORKING POPULATION
WORKING-AGE POPULATION
WORLD MARKETS
WORLD REGIONS
YOUNG AGE
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Reshaping Economic Geography of East Africa : From Regional to Global Integration (Vol. 1 of 2)
geographic_facet Africa
description Five East African countries Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda have made solid progress on integrating regionally in the East African Community (EAC) since 1999. Such advances are crucial, as integration in East Africa has the potential for higher than usual benefits: Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda are landlocked, with very high costs to their economies. Successful integration will transform the five countries into one coastal, regional economy, slashing such costs. Looking at the East African integration through the lens of economic geography helps to improve sequencing of the integration process and to develop new policies to complement ongoing efforts, maximizing their benefits. Reducing disparities in provision of social services will increase the chances of workers from the inland parts of the EAC to find jobs, especially as administrative obstacles to labor mobility are being removed under the Common Market Protocol. Implementing and deepening the current program of regional infrastructure improvements will ensure that consumers and producers throughout the region are better connected to each other and to global markets. Integration policies facilitating greater economic activity in the coastal areas will help the EAC take advantage of the global demand for manufactured goods and thus to promote employment. That will also generate substantial demand for services and agricultural goods produced inland, amplifying the benefits of the customs union.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Foreign Trade, FDI, and Capital Flows Study
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Reshaping Economic Geography of East Africa : From Regional to Global Integration (Vol. 1 of 2)
title_short Reshaping Economic Geography of East Africa : From Regional to Global Integration (Vol. 1 of 2)
title_full Reshaping Economic Geography of East Africa : From Regional to Global Integration (Vol. 1 of 2)
title_fullStr Reshaping Economic Geography of East Africa : From Regional to Global Integration (Vol. 1 of 2)
title_full_unstemmed Reshaping Economic Geography of East Africa : From Regional to Global Integration (Vol. 1 of 2)
title_sort reshaping economic geography of east africa : from regional to global integration (vol. 1 of 2)
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16814562/east-african-community-reshaping-economic-geography-east-africa-regional-global-integration-vol-1-2
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11930
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spelling okr-10986-119302021-04-23T14:02:58Z Reshaping Economic Geography of East Africa : From Regional to Global Integration (Vol. 1 of 2) World Bank AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES AIR BONDS BORDER CROSSINGS BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE BOTTLENECKS BUSINESS CLIMATE CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITALIST ECONOMIES CASH CROPS CENTRAL BANKS CENTRAL BODY COMMODITY COMMODITY PRICES COMMON MARKET COMMON REGULATIONS COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMPETITIVENESS CONGESTION CONNECTIVITY CONSUMERS CONVERGENCE COUNTRY MARKETS CURRENCY CUSTOMS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CUSTOMS PROCEDURES CUSTOMS UNION DEBT DEMAND FOR SERVICES DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS DEMOGRAPHERS DEMOGRAPHIC DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION DEPENDENCY RATIO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING ECONOMIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DISCRIMINATION DIVIDEND DOMESTIC MARKET DRIVERS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ECONOMIC CONCENTRATION ECONOMIC CONVERGENCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIES OF SCALE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS EXCISE TAXES EXPORT MARKETS EXPORTS FERTILITY FERTILITY RATES FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SECTORS FISCAL POLICY FOREIGN INVESTMENT FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AREA FREIGHT FREIGHT COSTS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL INTEGRATION GLOBAL MARKETS GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT HIGH TRANSPORT HIGHWAY HOST COUNTRIES HOST COUNTRY HOST GOVERNMENT HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME INCREASING RETURNS INCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE INCREASING TRADE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INEQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INLAND WATERWAYS INSPECTION INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS INSURANCE INTERNAL MARKET INTERNAL TARIFFS INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTRAREGIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION JOB CREATION JOURNEY LABOR FORCE LABOR MOBILITY LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES LANDLOCKED ECONOMIES LENDING PRACTICES LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL MARKETS LOCOMOTIVE LOW FERTILITY LOWER FERTILITY MARKET ACCESS MARKET ECONOMY MARKET FORCES MIDDLE-INCOME ECONOMIES MIGRANTS MIGRATION MOBILITY MONETARY INTEGRATION MONETARY UNION MORTALITY MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS NATIONAL AUTHORITIES NATIONAL BORDERS NATIONAL ECONOMY NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL MARKETS NATIONAL POLICIES NATIONAL PRACTICES NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY NATURAL GAS NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NATURAL RESOURCES NONTARIFF BARRIERS OLD AGE OUTPUT PER CAPITA INCOME PER CAPITA INCOMES POLICE POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY HARMONIZATION POLICY MAKERS POLICY REFORMS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INTEGRATION POPULATION DENSITY POPULATION POLICIES PREFERENTIAL TRADE PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRESS PROPERTY RIGHTS PROVISION OF EDUCATION RADIO RADIO COMMUNICATION RAIL RAIL IMPROVEMENTS RAIL SYSTEMS RAIL TRANSPORT RAILWAY RAILWAY LINE RAILWAYS REAL ESTATE REGIONAL AGREEMENTS REGIONAL BODIES REGIONAL COOPERATION REGIONAL ECONOMY REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGIONAL INTEGRATION EFFORTS REGIONAL MARKETS REGIONAL POLICY REGIONAL PROJECTS REGIONAL TRADE ARRANGEMENTS REGULATORS REGULATORY AGENCIES REGULATORY COOPERATION REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REMITTANCE REMITTANCES ROAD ROADS ROUTE RULE OF LAW SAFETY SAVINGS SECURITY THREAT SERVICE RELIABILITY SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SERVICES TAX TAX REVENUE TECHNICAL CAPACITY TECHNICAL MATTERS TECHNICAL STANDARDS TRADE INTEGRATION TRANSACTIONS COSTS TRANSIT TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT CORRIDORS TRANSPORT COSTS TREATY TRIP TRUCKS UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE URBANIZATION VEHICLE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION VOTERS WAGES WORKING POPULATION WORKING-AGE POPULATION WORLD MARKETS WORLD REGIONS YOUNG AGE Five East African countries Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda have made solid progress on integrating regionally in the East African Community (EAC) since 1999. Such advances are crucial, as integration in East Africa has the potential for higher than usual benefits: Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda are landlocked, with very high costs to their economies. Successful integration will transform the five countries into one coastal, regional economy, slashing such costs. Looking at the East African integration through the lens of economic geography helps to improve sequencing of the integration process and to develop new policies to complement ongoing efforts, maximizing their benefits. Reducing disparities in provision of social services will increase the chances of workers from the inland parts of the EAC to find jobs, especially as administrative obstacles to labor mobility are being removed under the Common Market Protocol. Implementing and deepening the current program of regional infrastructure improvements will ensure that consumers and producers throughout the region are better connected to each other and to global markets. Integration policies facilitating greater economic activity in the coastal areas will help the EAC take advantage of the global demand for manufactured goods and thus to promote employment. That will also generate substantial demand for services and agricultural goods produced inland, amplifying the benefits of the customs union. 2012-12-06T21:44:32Z 2012-12-06T21:44:32Z 2012-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16814562/east-african-community-reshaping-economic-geography-east-africa-regional-global-integration-vol-1-2 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11930 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Foreign Trade, FDI, and Capital Flows Study Economic & Sector Work Africa