Are EU’s Economic Partnership Agreements developmental? an assessment of the southern African Region

This article aims to show the changes and potential consequences in the economic relations between the EU and Southern Africa, that the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) scheme is promoting. The main arguments for changing the previous model, and for the deployment of a new discourse and practi...

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Autores: Bidaurratzaga Aurre, Eduardo, Colom Jaén, Artur, Martínez Tola, Elena
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositorio:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/9892
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/9892
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:European Union
Southern Africa
Economic Partnership Agreements
Development
Unión Europea
África Austral
Acuerdos de Asociación Económica
Desarrollo
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Sumario:This article aims to show the changes and potential consequences in the economic relations between the EU and Southern Africa, that the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) scheme is promoting. The main arguments for changing the previous model, and for the deployment of a new discourse and practice by the EU, clash with the approaches and proposals of some governments in Southern Africa, and also with the views of many scholars. Therefore, it is pertinent to ask to what extent can EPAs be really developmental in Southern Africa and coherent with the rhetoric of partnership and promotion of development by the EU in this region and the whole continent.