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原文传递 Reshaping Economic Geography of East Africa : From Regional to Global Integration (Vol. 1 of 2)

题名：	Reshaping Economic Geography of East Africa : From Regional to Global Integration (Vol. 1 of 2)
责任者：	World Bank
关键词：	International Economics and Trade；Trade and Regional Integration；Health, Nutrition and Population；Population Policies；Economic Theory & Research；Private Sector Development；Emerging Markets；Transport Economics Policy & Planning；Macroeconomics and Economic Growth；Transport
学科分类：	交通运输经济
摘要：	Five East African countries Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda have made solid progress on integrating regionally in the East African Community (EAC) since 1999. Such advances are crucial, as integration in East Africa has the potential for higher than usual benefits: Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda are landlocked, with very high costs to their economies. Successful integration will transform the five countries into one coastal, regional economy, slashing such costs. Looking at the East African integration through the lens of economic geography helps to improve sequencing of the integration process and to develop new policies to complement ongoing efforts, maximizing their benefits. Reducing disparities in provision of social services will increase the chances of workers from the inland parts of the EAC to find jobs, especially as administrative obstacles to labor mobility are being removed under the Common Market Protocol. Implementing and deepening the current program of regional infrastructure improvements will ensure that consumers and producers throughout the region are better connected to each other and to global markets. Integration policies facilitating greater economic activity in the coastal areas will help the EAC take advantage of the global demand for manufactured goods and thus to promote employment. That will also generate substantial demand for services and agricultural goods produced inland, amplifying the benefits of the customs union.
出版机构：	World Bank
报告类型：	咨询报告
详细地址：	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16814562/east-african-community-reshaping-economic-geography-east-africa-regional-global-integration-vol-1-2
资源类型：	科技（咨询、行业）报告
初始创建时间：	2012-06
最新修改时间：	2017-12-13T12:08:43Z