Present‐day capitalism, the new international trade regime &amp; Africa

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Review of African Political Economy

Volume 29, Issue 91

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Present‐day capitalism, the new international trade regime & Africa

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Author(s): Peter Gibbon ^a

Publication date (Print): March 2002

Journal: Review of African Political Economy

Publisher: Review of African Political Economy

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This article contributes to the analysis of the effects of globalisation on Africa's economy, on the basis of discussions of emerging trends in the industrial organisation of present‐day capitalism, and in the nature of the international trade regime emerging from the Uruguay Round. On this basis, recent and current developments in the Africa clothing and horticulture sectors are described. The paper argues that certain aspects of the current international trade regime provide scope for Africa to play a heightened role in the global economy in the these two sectors. However, the emergence of the global ‘contract manufacturing’ phenomenon, and the institutionalisation of process‐based food safety standards, implies that the main winners in this scenario will be large‐scale transnational enterprises.

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Title: Review of African Political Economy

Publisher: Review of African Political Economy

ISSN (Print): 0305-6244

ISSN (Electronic): 1740-1720

Publication date (Print): March 2002

Volume: 29

Issue: 91

Pages: 95-112

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^a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Development Research , Copenhagen , Denmark E-mail: Peter.Gibbon@ 123456cdr.dk

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Publisher ID: 8704586 Coden ID: Review of African Political Economy, Vol. 29, No. 91, March 2002, pp. 95-112

DOI: 10.1080/03056240208704586

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[1] Abernathy F, Dunlop J, Hammond J and Weil D. . 1999. . A stitch in time: Lean Retailing and the transformation of Manufacturing ‐ Lessons from the Apparel and Textile Industries . , New York : : OUP. .

[2] Dolan C and Humphrey J. . 2000. . ‘Governance and trade in fresh vegetables: the impact of UK supermarkets on the African horticultural industry’. . Journal of Development Studies . , Vol. 37((2))

[3] European Union (EU). . 1998. . European Commission Directorate General XXIV, Consumer Policy and Consumer Health Protection, Final Report on a Mission to Kenya (Fishery Products) XXIV/1525/98‐MR Final .

[4] Fold N. . 2000. . ‘Restructuring of the European chocolate industry and the impact on cocoa production in West Africa’ . , Department of Geography, University of Copenhagen. .

[5] Froud J, Haslam C, Johal S and Williams K. . 2000. . ‘Shareholder value and financialisation’. . Economy and Society . , Vol. 29((1))

[6] Gereffi G. . 1994. . “‘The organisation of Buyer‐driven Global Commodity Chains: how US retailers shape overseas production networks’. ”. In Commodity chains and global capitalism . , Edited by: Gereffi G and Korzeniewicz M.. Westport : : Greenwood Press. .

[7] Gibb R. . 2000. . ‘Post Lomé: the EU and the South’. . Third World Quarterly . , Vol. 21((3))

[8] Gibbon P. . 2000. . ‘"Back to the basics” through delocalisation: the Mauritian garment industry at the end of the twentieth century’ . , (Centre for Development Research Working Paper No. 00.7). Copenhagen :

[9] _____. . 2001a. . ‘Agro‐commodities: an introduction’. . IDS Bulletin . , Vol. 32((3))

[10] _____. . 2001b. . ‘Upgrading Primary Production: a Global Commodity Chain Aproach’. . World Development . , Vol. 29((2))

[11] Grahl J. . 2001. . ‘Globalised finance: the challenge to the Euro’. . New Left Review . , Vol. 8:

[12] Henson S.. 2000. . The impact of SPS measures on developing countries . , Reading , , UK: : University of Reading, Dept. of Agricultural and Food Economics. .

[13] Hoekman B and Kostecki M. . 1995. . The Political Economy of the World Trading System . , Oxford : : OUP. .

[14] Jensen M F. . 2000. . ‘Standards and smallholders: a case study from Kenyan Export Horticulture’ . , Royal Danish Veterinary and Agricultural University, Economics Unit. .

[15] Kessler J. . 1999. . ‘NAFTA, emerging apparel production networks and industrial upgrading: the Southern California/Mexico connection’. . Review of International Political Economy . , Vol. 6((4))

[16] OECD. . 2001. . The Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture: an evaluation of its implementation . , Paris : : OECD. .

[17] Ponte S. . 2001. . The ‘Latte Revolution'? Winners and losers in the restructuring of the global coffee marketing chain . , (Working Paper 01.3). Copenhagen : : Centre for development Research. .

[18] Raikes P and Gibbon P. . 2000. . ‘Globalisation and African export crop agriculture’. . Journal of Peasant Studies . , Vol. 27((2))

[19] Raikes P, Jensen M F and Ponte S. . 2000. . ‘Global Commodity Chain Analysis and the French Filière Approach: Comparison and Critique’. . Economy and Society . , Vol. 29((3))

[20] Reinart K. . 2000. . ‘Give us virtue, but not yet: Safeguard Actions under the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing’. . The World Economy . , Vol. 23((1))

[21] Sampson G. . 2000. . ‘The WTO after Seattle’. . The World Economy . , Vol. 23((9))

[22] Sapir A. . 2000. . ‘EU Regionalism at the turn of the millennium: toward a new paradigm’. . The World Economy . , Vol. 23((9))

[23] Stiglitz J. . 2000. . ‘Two principles for the next round: or, how to bring developing countries in from the cold’. . The World Economy . , Vol. 23((4))

[24] Sturgeon T. . 2000. . ‘Turnkey production networks: a new American model of industrial organisation?’ . , Boston : : Industrial Performance Centre, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. .

[25] Unnevehr L. . 2000. . ‘Food safety issues and fresh food product exports from LDCs’. . Agricultural Economics . , : 231––40. .

[26] Wallerstein I. . 1974. . The modern world system . , New York : : Academic Press. .

[27] Williams K. . 2000. . ‘From shareholder value to present‐day capitalism’. . Economy & Society . , Vol. 29((1))