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Richardson-Ngwenya, Pamela and Richardson, Ben (2014) Aid for trade and African agriculture : the bittersweet case of Swazi sugar. Review of African Political Economy, 41 (140). pp. 201-215. doi:10.1080/03056244.2013.872616
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03056244.2013.872616
Abstract
In 2006, the European Union reformed its sugar regime, reducing the price for sugar by 36%. To cushion the impact on traditional overseas suppliers, an ‘Aid for Trade’ programme called the Accompanying Measures for Sugar Protocol countries (AMSP) was implemented. This paper explores the impacts of the AMSP in Swaziland. The authors discuss emergent agrarian class differentiation and argue that the benefits experienced by farmers are jeopardised by ongoing processes of liberalisation. The paper concludes by suggesting that donors must consider market stabilisation and corporate regulation if they are to make ‘Aid for Trade’ work for the poor.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor | ||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Sugar trade -- European Union, Sugar workers -- Swaziland | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Review of African Political Economy | ||||||
| Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0305-6244 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 2014 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 41 | ||||||
| Number: | 140 | ||||||
| Number of Pages: | 15 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 201-215 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/03056244.2013.872616 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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