Richard Gibbs
Biographic Data
| ID | 3710977 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard Gibbs |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard |
| FAMILY NAME | Gibbs |
| SIGNATURE | GIBBS R |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5421-9521 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
From Colonial Administration to Development Funding
Throughout its 100-year history, the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) has evolved, being utilised as a mechanism of control by Britain and South Africa during the colonial and apartheid eras, respectively. More recently, SACU has undergone a process of increased democratisation and neo-liberal prioritisation reflecting Africa's desire to engage and compete more effectively in the world economy. Current pressures to reformulate SACU, focused …
Sacu at centenary
The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) agreement signed in 2002 purported to change the predominance of South African power within the institution to give other member states greater representation, thus increasing the democratic credibility of SACU. This article explores changes to decision-making procedures in SACU resulting from the 2002 Agreement and considers the extent to which the institution has thereby democratised. The paper consider…
The New Southern African Customs Union Agreement
The history and character of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) make it a remarkable institution. It is the oldest customs union in the world and the most stable, coherent and significant economic grouping on the African continent. Established in 1910, the SACU Agreement was first renegotiated in 1969, following the independence of the High Commission Territories, and again in 2004, following the democratisation of South Africa. The defini…
European trade policy in Africa
A look at the weighted nature of the European Union's policy that is designed to perpetuate the terms of trade in its favour and which serves to disadvantage African countries
Tools for co-operation with the international community
Looking at processes of engagement between international actors in the Industrialised North, notably the G8 and Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Globalisation and Africa's Economic Recovery
The European Union–South Africa Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement, signed in October 1999, is an important symbol of South Africa's formal reintegration into the world economy after many years of debilitating isolation. However, the negotiations to establish the most important component of this Agreement, the free trade area, were protracted and acrimonious. This article examines the key issues at the heart of these negotiations. A cen…
The enlarged European union
Southern Africa in transition
The successful conclusion to South Africa's first all-race elections in April 1994 marked a turning point for political and economic relations throughout the whole of Southern Africa, not least since the regional ‘superpower’ which the sub-continent had previously tried to isolate was invited to participate in regional organisations. However, the ending of apartheid, unquestioningly the single most important factor determining the nature and evol…
Regional integration in post-apartheid Southern Africa
Regional economic cooperation and integration throughout southern Africa is experiencing a fundamental realignment in the post‐apartheid era. This paper examines what is widely regarded as one of the most effectively functioning trade arrangements in Africa: the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) between Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland (BLNS) and South Africa. It is shown that the Customs Union is extremely important for South Africa …
Towards a new southern Africa
This paper focuses upon an evaluation of the principal factors determining the nature and evolution of Southern African regionalism in the twenty‐first century. It is argued that regional integration will be determined by the interplay of circumstances that are both global and regional in character; multilateral liberalism and intense regional inequalities. A central contention underpinning this paper is that there is a fundamental conflict betwe…
Continental Trading Blocs
Continental Trading Blocs
Regionalism in the World Economy The Political Economy of Trading Blocs The European Community Regional Integration in Eastern Europe The Commonwealth of Independent States The North American Free Trade Area: An Overview of Issues and Prospects Regional Integration in Latin America: The Revival of a Concept? Regional Economic Integration in Post-Apartheid Southern Africa The West Pacific Rim Conclusion: Regionalism in Perspective
Continental Trading Blocs
The Channel Tunnel
The Channel Tunnel Project - Origins and Development The Development of High-Speed Rail Passenger Services in Europe Passenger Transport and the Channel Tunnel Tourism and the Channel Tunnel The Channel Tunnel - Industrial Location and Peripherality The Implications of the Channel Tunnel for Freight Environmental Implications of the Channel Tunnel The Regional Economic Impact of the Channel Tunnel The High-Speed Rail Link - Planning and Developme…
Single Market to Social Europe
1. The Nature of the European Community 2. The economic rationale of a single European market 3. Removing the Barriers 4. The 'costs of non-Europe':rhetoric or reality? 5. Towards a social Europe 6. A social charter for a European social market 7. Regional policy in the European community
Single Market to Social Europe
The Channel Tunnel Rail Link and Regional Development
The Channel Tunnel has been widely acclaimed for its employment-generating opportunities throughout the United Kingdom. It is generally accepted, however, that the regional impact of the Tunnel will depend on the investment strategies of the railway systems in both Britain and continental Europe. This paper examines the regional development implications of a fixed rail link, the consultation procedures, planning policies and the proposed freight …
The Impact of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link on South East England
The Impact of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link on South East England
The New Southern African Customs Union Agreement
The history and character of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) make it a remarkable institution. It is the oldest customs union in the world and the most stable, coherent and significant economic grouping on the African continent. Established in 1910, the SACU Agreement was first renegotiated in 1969, following the independence of the High Commission Territories, and again in 2004, following the democratisation of South Africa. The defini…
Southern Africa in transition
The successful conclusion to South Africa's first all-race elections in April 1994 marked a turning point for political and economic relations throughout the whole of Southern Africa, not least since the regional ‘superpower’ which the sub-continent had previously tried to isolate was invited to participate in regional organisations. However, the ending of apartheid, unquestioningly the single most important factor determining the nature and evol…
The Channel Tunnel Rail Link and Regional Development
The Channel Tunnel has been widely acclaimed for its employment-generating opportunities throughout the United Kingdom. It is generally accepted, however, that the regional impact of the Tunnel will depend on the investment strategies of the railway systems in both Britain and continental Europe. This paper examines the regional development implications of a fixed rail link, the consultation procedures, planning policies and the proposed freight …
Regional integration in post-apartheid Southern Africa
Regional economic cooperation and integration throughout southern Africa is experiencing a fundamental realignment in the post‐apartheid era. This paper examines what is widely regarded as one of the most effectively functioning trade arrangements in Africa: the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) between Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland (BLNS) and South Africa. It is shown that the Customs Union is extremely important for South Africa …
Towards a new southern Africa
This paper focuses upon an evaluation of the principal factors determining the nature and evolution of Southern African regionalism in the twenty‐first century. It is argued that regional integration will be determined by the interplay of circumstances that are both global and regional in character; multilateral liberalism and intense regional inequalities. A central contention underpinning this paper is that there is a fundamental conflict betwe…
Continental Trading Blocs
Continental Trading Blocs
The Impact of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link on South East England
The Channel Tunnel Rail Link and Regional Development
The Channel Tunnel has been widely acclaimed for its employment-generating opportunities throughout the United Kingdom. It is generally accepted, however, that the regional impact of the Tunnel will depend on the investment strategies of the railway systems in both Britain and continental Europe. This paper examines the regional development implications of a fixed rail link, the consultation procedures, planning policies and the proposed freight …
Single Market to Social Europe
Single Market to Social Europe
1. The Nature of the European Community 2. The economic rationale of a single European market 3. Removing the Barriers 4. The 'costs of non-Europe':rhetoric or reality? 5. Towards a social Europe 6. A social charter for a European social market 7. Regional policy in the European community
Towards a new southern Africa
This paper focuses upon an evaluation of the principal factors determining the nature and evolution of Southern African regionalism in the twenty‐first century. It is argued that regional integration will be determined by the interplay of circumstances that are both global and regional in character; multilateral liberalism and intense regional inequalities. A central contention underpinning this paper is that there is a fundamental conflict betwe…
Continental Trading Blocs
Continental Trading Blocs
Regionalism in the World Economy The Political Economy of Trading Blocs The European Community Regional Integration in Eastern Europe The Commonwealth of Independent States The North American Free Trade Area: An Overview of Issues and Prospects Regional Integration in Latin America: The Revival of a Concept? Regional Economic Integration in Post-Apartheid Southern Africa The West Pacific Rim Conclusion: Regionalism in Perspective
Continental Trading Blocs
The Channel Tunnel
The Channel Tunnel Project - Origins and Development The Development of High-Speed Rail Passenger Services in Europe Passenger Transport and the Channel Tunnel Tourism and the Channel Tunnel The Channel Tunnel - Industrial Location and Peripherality The Implications of the Channel Tunnel for Freight Environmental Implications of the Channel Tunnel The Regional Economic Impact of the Channel Tunnel The High-Speed Rail Link - Planning and Developme…
Regional integration in post-apartheid Southern Africa
Regional economic cooperation and integration throughout southern Africa is experiencing a fundamental realignment in the post‐apartheid era. This paper examines what is widely regarded as one of the most effectively functioning trade arrangements in Africa: the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) between Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland (BLNS) and South Africa. It is shown that the Customs Union is extremely important for South Africa …
The enlarged European union
Southern Africa in transition
The successful conclusion to South Africa's first all-race elections in April 1994 marked a turning point for political and economic relations throughout the whole of Southern Africa, not least since the regional ‘superpower’ which the sub-continent had previously tried to isolate was invited to participate in regional organisations. However, the ending of apartheid, unquestioningly the single most important factor determining the nature and evol…
Globalisation and Africa's Economic Recovery
The European Union–South Africa Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement, signed in October 1999, is an important symbol of South Africa's formal reintegration into the world economy after many years of debilitating isolation. However, the negotiations to establish the most important component of this Agreement, the free trade area, were protracted and acrimonious. This article examines the key issues at the heart of these negotiations. A cen…
European trade policy in Africa
A look at the weighted nature of the European Union's policy that is designed to perpetuate the terms of trade in its favour and which serves to disadvantage African countries
Tools for co-operation with the international community
Looking at processes of engagement between international actors in the Industrialised North, notably the G8 and Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
The New Southern African Customs Union Agreement
The history and character of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) make it a remarkable institution. It is the oldest customs union in the world and the most stable, coherent and significant economic grouping on the African continent. Established in 1910, the SACU Agreement was first renegotiated in 1969, following the independence of the High Commission Territories, and again in 2004, following the democratisation of South Africa. The defini…
Sacu at centenary
The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) agreement signed in 2002 purported to change the predominance of South African power within the institution to give other member states greater representation, thus increasing the democratic credibility of SACU. This article explores changes to decision-making procedures in SACU resulting from the 2002 Agreement and considers the extent to which the institution has thereby democratised. The paper consider…
From Colonial Administration to Development Funding
Throughout its 100-year history, the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) has evolved, being utilised as a mechanism of control by Britain and South Africa during the colonial and apartheid eras, respectively. More recently, SACU has undergone a process of increased democratisation and neo-liberal prioritisation reflecting Africa's desire to engage and compete more effectively in the world economy. Current pressures to reformulate SACU, focused …
Political science (15 works) · Economics (11 works) · International trade (10 works) · Politics (9 works) · Economic geography (8 works) · Geography (8 works) · Law (8 works) · Economy (7 works) · Global trade and economics (5 works) · International economics (5 works)