Trade Policy Development in East African Community, the Case of the Northern Corridor, 2000 – 2013
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to make a critical analysis of trade policy development in east
African community; the case study of the northern corridor, the specific objectives is to evaluate
whether the northern corridor has enhanced trade cooperation between member countries, to
assess how the Northern Corridor is influencing trade among member states, to explore how the
Northern corridor has influenced market accessibility by the member states, to find out how the
Northern corridor has influenced economic growth and challenges among the member states.
The literature review focused on the research objectives and problems, thus, the areas largely
explored in the literature review were on trade liberalizations in EAC region and the study will
use a descriptive research design using secondary data.
The researcher presents data analysis and interpretation of collected data; this is done in form of
tables that clearly show the correlation the variables. The study targeted the areas of the northern
corridor is utilised among the EAC and the data was collected using desktop research and
analysis through content analysis.
Finally, the study found that trade is growing rapidly among the countries of the East African
Community (EAC)—Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda by expanding the
volumes of goods crossing their borders and members of the EAC, and beyond other African
countries. The study gives conclusion and recommendation, in this part, it is clear that EAC, s
policy makers have to strengthen policies that encourage simplified customs procedures and
upgrades transportation infrastructures to enable countries compete in international markets and
create more investment in the region.
Publisher
University of Nairobi
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