This chapter provides a comprehensive review of classical and modern theories of international trade, contextualized within the African experience. It begins with foundational theories such as mercantilism, absolute cost advantage, comparative cost…
The need to re-engineer growth in Africa has become increasingly glaring in the face of the prevailing economic shocks that exposed their inadequate productivity power for basic and vital food and drugs. According to the World Bank and several other…
This paper, presented at the 2nd SADC Community Law Seminar, critically examines the role of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) legal infrastructure in promoting women’s economic empowerment as a pathway to regional trade and…
This policy paper explores the crucial intersection of e-commerce and financial architecture in the context of trade in services in Lesotho. According to the World Bank, the services sector accounted for 49.17% of Lesotho's GDP in 2021, followed by…
This policy brief, presented at a research seminar organized by the National University of Lesotho – WTO Research Chair, explores the role of international trade in services, with a particular focus on e-commerce and its implications for the Lesotho…
International trade remains one of the key indicators of economic welfare of any economy. It directly increases foreign exchange earnings, meets consumer demand for foreign goods and increases production. Indirectly, it potentially increases…
The Fisheries Subsidies Agreement (hereinafter “FSA”) reached at the 12th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) marked a historic achievement in furthering agenda 14.6 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (…
This article provides an interdisciplinary analysis of the World Trade Organization (hereinafter “WTO”) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies (hereinafter “AFS”), framing it as a pivotal yet complex advance in global efforts to address overfishing. It…
The recently concluded Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) between India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) marks a significant evolution in international investment agreements. Central to this agreement is a pioneering…
Food security at the WTO remains one of the significant unaddressed demands of the developing country members. The Agreement on Agriculture has restricted the flexibility of the developing country members to administer price support backed public…