The African Growth and Opportunity Act, Exports, and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

The African Growth and Opportunity Act, Exports, and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is the flagship of U.S. commercial and development policy with Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper looks at the impact of the trade preferences that are the central element of AGOA on African countries' exports to the U.S. and puts them in the perspectiv...

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Main Authors: Brenton, Paul, Hoppe, Mombert
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURE
APPAREL
APPAREL ACCOUNTS
APPAREL EXPORTS
APPAREL INDUSTRY
APPAREL PREFERENCES
APPAREL PRODUCERS
APPAREL PRODUCTS
APPAREL SECTOR
AVERAGE TARIFF
AVERAGE TARIFFS
COMMODITY PRICES
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPETITIVE PRICE
COMPETITIVENESS
CUSTOMS
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
ECONOMIC SIZE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION
EXPORT GROWTH
EXPORT SECTOR
EXPORTERS
EXPORTS
FINAL GOODS
GDP
GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES
GNP
IMPORT QUANTITIES
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
ITC
LDCS
LIBERALIZATION
MARKET ACCESS
OIL IMPORTS
OIL PRICES
POSITIVE EFFECTS
PREFERENTIAL ACCESS
PREFERENTIAL TRADE
PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
PREFERENTIAL TRADE ARRANGEMENTS
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
RESTRICTIVE RULES OF ORIGIN
RULES OF ORIGIN
SAFEGUARD DUTIES
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
SUGAR
SUPPLIER
SUPPLIERS
SUPPLY CHAIN
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
TARIFF BARRIERS
TARIFF CLASSIFICATION
TARIFF ESCALATION
TARIFF LINES
TARIFF RATE
TRADE BARRIERS
TRADE COSTS
TRADE DEFLECTION
TRADE OPPORTUNITIES
TRADE PREFERENCES
VALUE ADDED
VALUE OF EXPORTS
WAGES
WORLD MARKET
ZERO TARIFF
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/08/7014453/african-growth-opportunity-act-exports-development-sub-saharan-africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9288

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/08/7014453/african-growth-opportunity-act-exports-development-sub-saharan-africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9288

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