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urn:uuid:3ff8cc27-66c3-40cd-b776-1f5bee1c5587 03 15 9781911712084 00 EB E101 10 01 01 How Africa Trades 1 A01 David Fashole Luke David Luke is professor in practice and strategic director at the London School of Economics Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa where he oversees the Africa Trade Programme. He is a former director of the African Trade Policy Centre at the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) where he led the technical work on the protocols that make up the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. His research interests include boosting intra-African trade; the AfCFTA initiative; Africa’s multilateral and bilateral trade relationships; and cross cutting policy areas such as trade, industrialisation and structural transformation; trade, inclusion and gender; trade and public health; and trade and climate change. https://twitter.com/DavidLukeTrade 01 eng 00 208 03 10 BUS069020 23 Economic transformation 12 LNTJ 23 Public policy 10 BUS068000 23 Industrial development 12 KCD 23 Trade economics 23 Poverty reduction 23 AfCFTA 23 Trade flows 01 06 03 00 Trade is an essential driver of economic transformation, growth, and prosperity. At a time of global uncertainty and policy fluidity, this comprehensive volume demystifies African trade and trade policy to provide a deeper understanding of how trade impacts the lives of all Africans and the continent’s development aspirations.Featuring a wealth of data-driven evaluations of trade negotiations and policy choices, How Africa Trades is an invaluable open access resource for making sense of the continent’s major trade challenges, including commodity dependence, competitiveness, and how African countries engage with often unconducive international trade rules that distort global markets. In-depth analysis focuses on intra-African trade initiatives, including the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), trade between African countries and their major trading partners, and how the short-term shocks of Covid-19 restrictions brought about longer-term changes in informal and formal trade patterns, and sped-up shifts in digital trade.Edited by Professor David Luke, and featuring vital contributions on trade economics, international law and sustainable development, How Africa Trades draws on the research expertise of LSE’s Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa. This volume provides information, expertise and tools for policymakers, stakeholders and scholars with an interest in understanding the dynamics of trade and in making effective policy decisions that centre development and inclusivity for Africa and its people. 04 00 1. Trade and investment flows and a perspective for analysing trade policy in Africa Jamie MacLeod & David Luke 2. The AfCFTA and regional trade Jamie MacLeod et al. 3. Africa’s trade arrangements with the European Union and China David Luke et al. 4. Africa’s trade arrangements with the United States, the United Kingdom, and other prominent partners David Luke et al. 5. Africa in the World Trade Organization Colette van der Ven & David Luke 6. How the Covid-19 crisis affected formal trade Jamie MacLeod & Geoffroy Guepie 7. How the Covid-19 crisis affected informal and digital trade Kulani McCartan-Demie & Jamie MacLeod 8. Conclusion: it’s in the world’s interest to give Africa a new trade deal David Luke LSE Press 01 LSE Press 04 01 20230515 02 WORLD 06 15 9781911712060 06 15 9781911712060 06 15 9781911712084 06 15 9781911712091 WORLD 09 LSE Press 20 01