Macro-Economic Convergence Policy in the Southern African Development Community: Prospects and Challenges
Original version
in Jonathan Mayuyuka Kaunda (Ed.): Proceedings of the 2006 FOPRISA Annual Conference. Gaborone: Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis pp. 235-272Abstract
In the last two decades, the subject of regional integration has featured prominently in the agenda of (and policy research on) most developing countries. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is one of the prominent blocs. SADC was formed in 1992 and currently consists of 14 member countries with a total population of about 200 million, and a combined gross domestic product (GDP) of about US$ 190 billion.