Strengthening Africs’s export performance: Some policy perspectives

This chapter discusses some specific policy proposals that could help strengthen Africa’s export performance. It is not exhaustive, but rather indicates some specific policy perspectives, which follow from the analysis of the previous chapters. This analysis shows that (a) to date, the benefits of trade liberalization for the agricultural and manufacturing sectors have been limited; and, (b) this is due, in part, to a lack of complementary policies addressing structural, institutional and socio-economic constraints that restrain African economies’ supply response to export opportunities.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Decent Work and Economic Growth

Reduced Inequalities

Partnerships for the Goals