Some Effects of EU Sugar Reforms on Development in Africa

The sugar industry is a major provider of jobs and income for sugar-exporting countries in Africa. The lower sugar prices that were caused by the recent liberalisation of the EU sugar market may not only jeopardise economic development in those countries, but the reforms also create difficulties for...

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Published inInter economics Vol. 56; no. 5; pp. 288 - 294
Main Authors Paha, Johannes, Sautter, Timon, Schumacher, Reinhard
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Heidelberg Springer 01.09.2021
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Außenwirtschaftspolitik
Developing countries
Development policy
Economic development
Economic Policy
Economics
Economics and Finance
Effects
Entwicklung
EU-Staaten
European Integration
Industrial policy
International trade
Labor Economics
LDCs
Markets
Partnership agreements
Reforms
Social Policy
Subsahara-Afrika
Sugar industry
Tariffs
Trade policy
Zucker
Africa
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Summary:The sugar industry is a major provider of jobs and income for sugar-exporting countries in Africa. The lower sugar prices that were caused by the recent liberalisation of the EU sugar market may not only jeopardise economic development in those countries, but the reforms also create difficulties for sugar-importing countries in Africa that seek to develop their sugar industries. The article analyses the effects of EU sugar market reforms on three African countries – Nigeria, South Africa and Mozambique – and provides insights into the balancing of the EU sugar policy's intended effects against their adverse effects on European trade and development policy.
ISSN:1613-964X
0020-5346
1613-964X
DOI:10.1007/s10272-021-1001-x