Faced by extremely varied and episodic economic growth, low levels of investment, poor governance and weak infrastructure,there is little disagreement that the growth challenge faced by African countries is daunting. Increased trade and further integration in to global markets has been prescribed as a solution to higher economic growth. However, trade for the sake of trade would amount to nought, if it did not support the overall development of a nation. Therefore sustainable development should be the end goal of trade liberalization. Recognizing this, TKN Southern Africa aims to identify policy options available to African countries to enable them advance their sustainable development interests in the trade context.

Research

• Tobacco Revenue Management: Malawi case study
  Paper: Nelson Nsiku, Willings Botha, 2007

• Consistently Inconsistent: Addressing income volatility among cocoa producers in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire
  Paper: Jason Gibson, 2007

• Commodity Revenue Management: Coffee and Cotton in Uganda
  Paper: Moses Masiga, Alice Ruhweza, 2007

• Supermarket Buying Power: Global Supply Chains and Smallholder Farmers
  Paper: Oli Brown, Christina Sander, 2007

• Trade Knowledge Network Brochure
  Outreach: David A Boyer, 2005

• Lessons Learned on Trade and Sustainable Development
  Book: Aaron Cosbey, 2004

• International Trade in Services and Sustainable Development: The Case of Tourism in South Africa - Full Report
  Paper: Rashad Cassim, Wendy Jackson, Lucille Gavera, Paul Robertson, Jolene Skordis, 2004

• Sustainable Development: The Case of Energy in South Africa - Full Report
  Paper: Rashad Cassim, Wendy Jackson, O.A. Akinboade, E.W. Niedermeier, F. Sibanda, 2004

• Proceedings of the TKN Phase I South Africa Workshop
  Paper: TKN, 1999

• Trade and Environment: South Africa Case Studies – Full Report
  Paper: TIPS, 1999