The Business Environment in Southern Africa : Issues in Trade and Market Integration - Summary

World Bank

dc.creator	World Bank
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:26:06Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:26:06Z
dc.date	2010-12-31
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:44:59Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:44:59Z
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dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2974
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/243326
dc.description	This report assesses some of the key barriers to greater trade and factor market integration in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC). The SADC has been a free trade area since 2008, and has an ambitious agenda for further trade integration. This report assesses the roles that cross-country differences in business environments have had in impeding cross-border trade flows and the cross-border integration of credit markets and the labor market based on the analysis of microeconomic data on firms and households. The aim of the assessment is to help inform the policy and business environment harmonization agenda of the community. The full report discusses and illustrates the use of price data in monitoring intraregional trade integration. The report evaluates the extent of integration of labor markets among members the statistical agencies of which regularly collect the minimum data required for this purpose, which are South Africa, Mauritius, Tanzania, and Zambia. The results show that, although there is considerable integration of South Africa's labor market with many others in the region, the degree of integration is rather low. This reflects the fact that both trade and capital flows are far more restricted in the region than in places where there is greater cross-border labor market integration.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCESSIBILITY
dc.subject	ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY
dc.subject	APARTHEID
dc.subject	ARBITRAGE
dc.subject	AVERAGE TARIFF
dc.subject	BANKING INDUSTRIES
dc.subject	BANKING INDUSTRY
dc.subject	BARRIER
dc.subject	BARRIERS TO ENTRY
dc.subject	BARRIERS TO INVESTMENT
dc.subject	BORDER TRADE
dc.subject	BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS
dc.subject	BUSINESS REGULATION
dc.subject	CAPITAL ACCOUNT
dc.subject	CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
dc.subject	CAPITAL CONTROLS
dc.subject	CAPITAL FLOWS
dc.subject	CAPITAL GOODS
dc.subject	CAPITAL INTENSITY
dc.subject	CAPITAL STOCK
dc.subject	CODE OF CONDUCT
dc.subject	CODES OF CONDUCT
dc.subject	COLLATERAL
dc.subject	COMMODITIES
dc.subject	COMMODITY
dc.subject	COMMON MARKET
dc.subject	COMPETITION LAWS
dc.subject	COMPETITION POLICIES
dc.subject	COMPETITION POLICY
dc.subject	CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	CONNECTIVITY
dc.subject	CONSUMER GOODS
dc.subject	CONSUMER PRICE INFLATION
dc.subject	CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
dc.subject	COST SAVINGS
dc.subject	CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subject	CROSS-BORDER CAPITAL
dc.subject	CROSS-BORDER TRANSACTION
dc.subject	CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION
dc.subject	CUSTOMS CLEARANCE
dc.subject	CUSTOMS PROCEDURES
dc.subject	CUSTOMS UNION
dc.subject	DEMOCRACY
dc.subject	DEVELOPING COUNTRY
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
dc.subject	DOMESTIC INDUSTRIES
dc.subject	DOMESTIC INDUSTRY
dc.subject	DOMESTIC MARKETS
dc.subject	DOMESTIC PRODUCERS
dc.subject	DOMESTIC PRODUCTION
dc.subject	DRIVERS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC CONVERGENCE
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subject	EMERGING MARKET
dc.subject	EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTS
dc.subject	EVIDENCE OF CONVERGENCE
dc.subject	EXCHANGE RATES
dc.subject	EXPORT BIAS
dc.subject	EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subject	EXPORT GROWTH
dc.subject	EXPORT VALUE
dc.subject	EXPORT VOLUMES
dc.subject	EXPORTERS
dc.subject	EXPORTS
dc.subject	EXTERNAL FINANCE
dc.subject	EXTERNAL TARIFF
dc.subject	FACTOR MARKET INTEGRATION
dc.subject	FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
dc.subject	FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL INTEGRATION
dc.subject	FINANCIAL MARKET
dc.subject	FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject	FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
dc.subject	FIXED ASSETS
dc.subject	FLOW OF CAPITAL
dc.subject	FOREIGN COMPANIES
dc.subject	FOREIGN COMPETITION
dc.subject	FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subject	FOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subject	FREE TRADE
dc.subject	FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subject	FREE TRADE AREA
dc.subject	GDP
dc.subject	GDP PER CAPITA
dc.subject	GLOBAL ECONOMY
dc.subject	GLOBAL TRADE
dc.subject	GLOBALIZATION
dc.subject	GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
dc.subject	GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject	GROWTH IN TRADE
dc.subject	GROWTH RATE
dc.subject	GROWTH RATES
dc.subject	HARMONIZATION
dc.subject	HARMONIZATION OF COMPETITION POLICIES
dc.subject	HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject	IMPORT PROTECTION
dc.subject	IMPORT TARIFFS
dc.subject	INCOME
dc.subject	INCOME GROUP
dc.subject	INCOME GROUPS
dc.subject	INCOMES
dc.subject	INDUSTRY TRADE
dc.subject	INEFFICIENCY
dc.subject	INSURANCE
dc.subject	INTERMEDIATE GOODS
dc.subject	INVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subject	INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	JUDICIAL SYSTEMS
dc.subject	JURISDICTION
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET INTEGRATION
dc.subject	LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject	LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	LEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject	LIBERALIZATION OF TRADE
dc.subject	LONG-TERM FINANCE
dc.subject	LOW-INCOME ECONOMIES
dc.subject	MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
dc.subject	MANUFACTURING PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	MARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	MARGINAL REVENUE
dc.subject	MARKET COMPETITION
dc.subject	MARKET DISTORTIONS
dc.subject	MARKET ECONOMIES
dc.subject	MARKET INTEGRATION
dc.subject	MARKET POWER
dc.subject	MARKET SHARE
dc.subject	MARKET SHARES
dc.subject	MERGERS
dc.subject	MICROFINANCE
dc.subject	MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subject	MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subject	MOBILITY
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	NOMINAL INTEREST RATES
dc.subject	OPENNESS
dc.subject	OUTPUT
dc.subject	PER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subject	POLITICAL STABILITY
dc.subject	PORT SERVICES
dc.subject	POWER OUTAGES
dc.subject	POWER PARITY
dc.subject	PRICE DIFFERENCES
dc.subject	PRICE SPREADS
dc.subject	PRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	PRIVATIZATION
dc.subject	PRODUCERS
dc.subject	PRODUCTION INPUTS
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subject	PROTECTION RATES
dc.subject	PUBLIC UTILITIES
dc.subject	PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
dc.subject	PURCHASING POWER
dc.subject	RAILWAY
dc.subject	RATE OF GROWTH
dc.subject	RATE OF RETURN
dc.subject	RATE OF RETURN TO CAPITAL
dc.subject	RATES OF PROTECTION
dc.subject	REAL EXCHANGE RATES
dc.subject	REGIONAL INTEGRATION
dc.subject	REGIONAL TRADE
dc.subject	REGIONAL TRADE INTEGRATION
dc.subject	REGULATOR
dc.subject	REGULATORY BARRIERS
dc.subject	REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	RISK PREMIUM
dc.subject	RULES OF ORIGIN
dc.subject	SKILLED WORKERS
dc.subject	SMALL BUSINESS
dc.subject	SMALL BUSINESSES
dc.subject	SMALL COUNTRIES
dc.subject	STARTUP
dc.subject	TARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subject	TARIFF RATES
dc.subject	TARIFF REDUCTION
dc.subject	TAX
dc.subject	TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	TRADE BARRIERS
dc.subject	TRADE COSTS
dc.subject	TRADE FLOWS
dc.subject	TRADE INTEGRATION
dc.subject	TRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject	TRADE POLICIES
dc.subject	TRADE POLICY
dc.subject	TRADE REGIME
dc.subject	TRADE VOLUMES
dc.subject	TRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subject	TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	TRANSPARENCY
dc.subject	TRANSPORT
dc.subject	TRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subject	TREASURY
dc.subject	VOLATILITY
dc.subject	WAGE CHANGES
dc.subject	WAGE RATES
dc.subject	WAGES
dc.subject	WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR
dc.subject	WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.subject	WORLD ECONOMY
dc.subject	WORLD TRADE
dc.subject	WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.subject	WTO
dc.title	The Business Environment in Southern Africa : Issues in Trade and Market Integration - Summary
dc.type	Economic & Sector Work :: Other Financial Sector Study
dc.coverage	Africa
dc.coverage	Southern Africa