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Deep Integration in north–south relations: compatibility issues between the EU and South Africa

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Pages 274-289 | Published online: 26 Jun 2013
 

Abstract

Deep Integration (DI), defined as the abolishment of ‘behind the border’ trade restrictions, has been a major focus of activity within the European Union. More recently, Deep Integration has also been included in the negotiations of new bilateral and regional trade agreements. This paper chooses the current EU–South Africa negotiations as a case study and argues that these tendencies may become a dangerous restriction for the economic policy space of the South African government. We will discuss selected issues of Deep Integration projects – in particular corporate governance and competition policies – with a ‘comparative capitalism’ framework as the analytical backdrop.

[Intégration forte dans les relations nord-sud: questions de compatibilité entre l'UE et l'Afrique du Sud.] L'intégration forte, définie comme la suppression des restrictions commerciales au-delà des frontières, a été un objectif majeur au sein de l'Union européenne (UE). Plus récemment, l'intégration forte a également été incluse dans les négociations de nouveaux accords commerciaux bilatéraux et régionaux. Cet article a choisi les négociations actuelles entre l'UE et l'Afrique du Sud comme cas d'étude et soutient que ces tendances pourraient devenir une restriction dangereuse aux marges de manœuvre du gouvernement sud-africain. Certaines questions relatives à des projets d'intégration forte seront discutées – en particulier la gouvernance des entreprises et les politiques de concurrence – le cadre analytique choisi étant le contexte d'un « capitalisme comparé ».

Mots-clés : intégration forte; capitalisme comparé; relations nord–sud; gouvernance des entreprises; politique de la concurrence

Acknowledgements

Research for this publication has been supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG) under GZ NO 855/3-1. We are very grateful to the ROAPE reviewers for very constructive suggestions and to Johannes Petry for most helpful research assistance.

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