Developmental Regionalism and Regional Value Chains
Pitfalls to South Africa's Vision for the Tripartite Free Trade Area
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2303444 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sören Scholvin (0000-0001-5911-2718, Institute of Economic and Cultural Geography, University of Hannover., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 115-129 |
| Publication date | 2018-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Africa Spectrum (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-0397 • E-ISSN: 1868-6869 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000203971805300305 |
| OpenAlex | W2913866307 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 14 |
Regional integration via the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) received a significant boost when the South African parliament signed the corresponding agreement in October 2018. This article uncovers the convictions and objectives that drive South Africa's commitment to the TFTA. It reveals that South Africa sees the TFTA as a means of 'developmental regionalism,' which is expected to facilitate region-wide industrialisation based on value addition in regional value chains (RVCs). For this purpose, South Africa seeks to coordinate industrial policies within the TFTA and rehabilitate infrastructure jointly with the regional states. In addition to explaining the logic behind these goals, and analysing how far they have already been achieved, the article also highlights important challenges to South Africa's vision for the TFTA. It calls the prospects of developmental regionalism into question, being particularly sceptical about the way in which RVCs are conceived
Development economics · Economics · Epistemology · Geography · Industrialisation · International trade · Parliament · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Regional Integration · Regionalisation · Regionalism (politics · Skepticism · Value (mathematics · Global trade and economics · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · International Development and Aid · Law
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |