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SOUTH AFRICA
. TRADE AND ·INVESTMENT POLICY SECRETARIAT
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U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPEMNT
EQUITY AND GROWTH THROUGH
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
(pROJECT EAGER)
WORKSHOP
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.Glenburn Lodge
. Muldersdrift, South Africa
February 4-6, 1998
PRELIMINARY' AGENDA .
(Version 10:00 p.m., Tues., 3Feb. 1998)
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3
18:00-19:30 REGISTRATION
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19:30-20:00 MEETING OF PARTICIPANTS
lVEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4: PROJECTEAGER: RESEARCHAND POLICY
lVITHAPPLICATIONTO SOUTHAFRICA
08-30-09:00 REGISTRATION
09:00-10:00 OPENING SESSION
Chair: Prof. Rashad Cassim [Director, Trade and Industrial Policy Secretariat (TIPS)]
Rapporteur: Dr. Abdoul Barry [AIRD, USA]
Welcome and Opening Remarks: Prof. Rashad Cassim [TIPS]
Overview ofEAGER:
Dr. Dirck Stryker [AIRD, USA, ChiefofParty, EAGER/Trade] arid
Dr. Clive Gray [HIID, USA, ChiefofParty., EAGERJPSGE]
Ms. Rita Aggarwal [Economist, Africa Bureau, USAIDIWashington]
USAID Welcome: Mr. AaronWilliams, Director, USAID/South Africa
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-12:30 SUMMARY OF EAGER RESEARCH
.Chair: Rashad Cassim [TIPS]
Rapporteur: Dr. Abdoul Barry [AIRD, USA]
Presenters: Dr. Dirck Stryker [AIRD, USA]
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Dr. Clive Gray [HIID, USA]
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14:00-16:00 POLICY l\tIAKING, THE PRIVATE SECTOR, Al\1) THE ROLE OF
ECONOl\-fiC RESEARCH
Chair: Dr. Ashgar Adelzadeh [NIEP]
Rapporteur: Prof. William Masters [Purdue Universty, USA]
Panel: Mr. Hamet Ndour (REMIX, Senegal)
Mr. Neal Cohen (USAID/REDSO/East, Kenya)
16:00-16:30 Coffee Break
16:30-18:00 CURRENT ISSUES IN THE SOUTH AFRICANECONOMY
Chair: TBA
Rapporteur: Dr. Malcolm McPherson [Senior Advisor, EAGERJPSGE, HIID, USA]
Panel: Dr. Ashgar Adelzadeh [NIEP]
Dr. Neva Makgetla [Dept. ofPublic Service and Administration]
Dr. Rashad Cassim [TIPS - South Africa],
18:30- 19:30 EAGER AND THEINTERNET: Live Demonstration ofthe World Wide Web
and the Use ofE-Mail
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5: SESSIONS ON EAGER RESEARCH THEMES
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09:00-10:30 PLENARYSESSION: RESTARTING AND SUSTAli~ING GRO\VTH AND
DEVELOPNIENT IN AFRICA
Chair: Dr. Daniel Ndle1a [Zimconsult, Zimbabwe, Regional Coordinatorfor East and
Southern Africa, EAGER/Trade]
Rapporteur: Prof. Donald Mead [Michigan State University, USA]
Presenters: Dr. Ngure Mwaniki [MA Consulting Group, Kenya]; Prof. Abdou1aye Diagne
[CREA, Senegal]; Dr. J. C. Munene [MISR, Uganda]; Dr. Malcolm
McPherson, Dr. Arthur Goldsmith, and Dr. Clive Gray [all HIID, USA]
Discussant: Dr. Diery Seck [lDRC, Senegal]
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
PARALLEL SESSIONS:
11:00-12:30 GLOBAL TRADE ANALYSIS FORSOUTHERJ."AFRICA
Chair: Dr. Temba ivlhlongo [DTI]
Rapporteur: Dr. Daniel Ndlela [Zimconsult, Zimbabwe]
Presenters: Prof.\Villiam Masters [Purdue University, USA] Global Trade Analysis for
Southern Africa
Prof. Inyambo Mwanawina [UniversityofZambia, Zambia], The Impactof
Capital Flows to South Africa
Prof. Robert Davies [University ofZirnbabwe, Zimbabwe], The Impact ofSA...
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EU and SADC Free-Trade Agreements
Discussant: Prof. Dominique Njinkeu [AERC, Kenya]
11:00-12:30 BARRIERS TO AGRICULTURAL TRADE
Chair: Dr. Dunstan Spencer [Dunstan SpencerAssociates, SierraLeone, Regonal
Coordinatorfor \Vest and Central Africa, EAGER/Trade]
Rapporteur: Prof. Lucie Phillips [IBI, USA]
Presenter: Dr. Fred Opio [EPRC, Ugandal Comparative Advantage and Intra-Regional
Trade for Uganda~s Low Value Non-traditional Export Crops: the Case ofivlaize
and Beans
Discussant: Mr. Neal Cohen (USAIDIREDSO, Kenya]
Presenter: Dr. Abdoul Barry [AIRD, USA], Promotion ofMali's Rice Exports Towards the
\Vest African Regional Market
Dr. AbdouIBarry[AIRD, USA], ImpactofAdjustmenton Agricultural
Competitiveness and Regional Trade in Sahelian \VestAfrica
Discussant: Prof. Abdoulaye Diagne [CREA, Senegal]
11:00~12:30 LEGAL-REGULATORY-JUDICIAL (LRJ) REFORJ.'IS AND
GOVERL~ANCE
Chair: TBA
Rapporteur: Dr. Arthur Goldsmith {HIID, USA]
Presenter: Prof. Patrickivleagher [IRIS~ USA] and Dr. Haji Semboja [ESRF, Tanzania],
Business Contracting Practices in Tanzania
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12:30-14:00 Lunch
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14:00-15:30 TAX POLICY REFORl\1
Chair: Dr. Diery Seck {IDRC, Senegal]
o Rapporteur: Dr. EricNelson [OAI, USA]
Presenters: Dr. PepeAndrianomanana [CEE, Madagascar] and Dr. Clive Gray [HIID,
USA], Enhancing Transparency in Tax Administration
Discussant: Prof. Arthur Goldsmith [UniversityofMassachusett/Boston, USA]
Presenters: Dr. Pepe Andrianomanana[CEE, Madagascar] and ivlr. Jean Razafindravonona
[EPM, Madagascar], Tax Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role ofExcise
Taxes
Discussant: Mr.Daniel Ramarokoto [Executive Secretary, SecretariatTechnique de
I'Ajustement(STA), Madagascar]
14:00-15:30 PROMOTING AN ENVIRONMENT FORPRIVATE SECTORACTIVITY
Chair: Dr. Ngure Mwaniki [M.A. Consulting Group, Kenya]
Rapporteur: Prof. Patrick Meagher [IRIS, USA]
Presenters: Dr. Polycarp Musinguzi [BOU, Uganda] and Dr. MariosB. Obwona [EPRC,
Uganda], Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy in Uganda
Discussant: Dr. AndrewBvumbe [Reserve BankofZimbabwe, Zimbabwe]
Presenter: Prof. Germina Ssemogerere [Makerere University], Industrial Competitiveness in
Kenya and Uganda
Discussant: Prof. Margaret ivlcMillan [IBI, USA]
14:00-15:30 LABORI\:IARKETS, EMPLOYlVIENT, AND PRODUCTIVITY IN SOUTH
AFRICA
o Chair: Prof. Rashad Cassim {TIPS]
Rapporteur: . Prof. Robert Davies [UniversityofZimbabwe]
Presenters: Prof. Fuad Cassim [Universityof\Vitwatersrand, South Africa] and J. Dirck
Stryker [AIRD, USA], IncreasingLabour Demand and Productivity in South
Africa
Discussant: Prof. Donald ivlead [Michigan State University, USA]
Presenter: ivls. Lynn Salinger [AIRD, USA], Dr. Haroon Bhorat [UCT], and Mr. Malcom
Keswell [University ofNatal/Durban], South Africa: Potential, Constraints, and
Comparative Advantage in the Textiles and Clothing Subsector
Discussant: Ms. Keryn House [DTI}
15:30-16:00 Coffee Break
16:00~17:30 CREATING A NET\VORK OF POLICY RESEARCH IN AFRICA
Chair: Mr. Richard Harber, Economist, USAID/South Africa
Rapporteur: Prof. Lynn Salinger [AIRD, USA]
Panel: Dr. DierySeck [IDRC, Senegal]
Prof. Rashad Cassim [TIPS]
Prof. Abdoulaye Diagne [CREA, Senegal]
Dr. Fred OpioTEPRC, Uganda]
Dr. DirckStryker [AIRD, USA]
Dr. Clive Gray [HIID, USA]
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18:00-21:00 RECEPTION
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY AM: PARALLEL SESSIONS ONRESEARCHTHEMES:
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08:00-09:00 GLOBAL TRADE ANALYSIS SOFT\VARE DEMONSTRATION
Demonstrator: Prof. William Masters [Purdue University, USA]
11:00-12:30 CONTRIBUTION OFBUSINESS LINKAGES TO THE GRO\VTH OF
PRODUCTIVE El\tIPLOYMENT AMONG l\tIICROAND SMALL
ENTERPRISES IN SOUTH AFRICA
Chair: Dr. John Muhene [Makerere Institute for Social Research, Uganda]
Rapporteur: Dr. Dunstan Spencer [Dunstan SpencerAssociates, Sierra Leone]
Presenters: Ed Bbenkele [Univ. ofNataliPietermaritzburg, S. Africa], OwenSkae [Univ. of
Natal/Durban, S. Africa], Francis Anim [Univ. ofthe North, S. Africa], and
Donald Mead [NIichigan State Univ., USA]
Discussant: Mr. Bala Rajaratnam [Ntsika, South Africa]
09:00-10:30 REFORlvIING FINANCIALl\tIARKETS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Chair: Dr. Andrew Bvumbe [University ofZimbabwe]
Rapporteur: Dr. Polycarp NIusinguzi [BankofUganda, Uganda]
Presenter: Prof. Samuel Ziorklui [Howard University, USA], The Impact ofFinacial Sector
Reform on BankEfficiency and Financial Deepening for Savings Mobilization in
Ghana
Presenter: Prof. Sam Ziorklui [Howard Univ., USA], The DevelopmentofCapital Markets
and Gro\vth in Sub-Saharan Africa
Discussant: Dr. Eric Nelson [DAI, USA]
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09:00-10:30 AFRICAN TRADE AND INVESTl\-IENTINRELATION TO THE
GLOBAL ECONOl\IY
Chair: Dr. Fred Opio [EPRC, Uganda]
Rapporteur: Dr. Abdoul Barry [AIRD, USA]
Presenter: Prof. NIargaret Mdv1illan [IBI, USA] and Dr. Marios Obwona[EPRC, Uganda],
Foreign and Local Investment in Africa
Discussant: Prof. Germina Ssemogerere [UniversityofMakerere, Uganda] .
Presenter: Ms. Lynn Salinger [AIRD, USA], TransshipmentofTextiles and Clothing
Through Africa
Discussant: Dr. Daniel Ndlela [Zimconsult, Zimbabwe]
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
09:00-10:30 ELECTRICITYTR~DEIN THE SOUTHERJ.~AFRICAPO\VERPOOL
Chair: Dr. \Villi"am Lyakurwa [AERC, Kenya]
Rapporteur: Prof.Dominique Njinkou [AERC, Kenya] ,
Presenters: Prof. \Villiam Masters [Purdue University, USA] and Mr. Ferdi Kruger [ESKOM,
South Africa]
, Discussants: Prof. Rob Davies [UniversityofZimbawe]
Prof. Inyambo Mwanawina[UniversityofZambia]
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II:00-12:30 FINANCIAL INTERJ.\1EDIATION FORTHE POOR
Chair: TBA
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Rapporteur: Prof. Margaret McMillan [IBI, USA]
Presenters: Dr. Hamed Ndour [REMIX,Senegal], Dr. Mohammed Karaan [Universityof
Stellenbosch] and Dr. Eric Nelson [DAI, USA] Financial Intermediation for the
Poor in Senegai and South Africa
Discussant: Dr. Fred Opio [EPRC, Uganda]
12:30-14:00 Lunch
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY6, PM: SUMMARYAND CONCLUSIONS
14:00-15:30 SUMMARY OF PARALLEL SESSIONS AND CLOSURE OF
\VORKSHOP
15:30-16:30 GLOBAL TRADE ANALYSIS SOFT\VARE DEMONSTRATION
Demonstrator: Prof. William Masters [Purdue University, USA]
16:00-19:00 MEETING OF RESEARCHTEAMS \VITH EAGERffRADE
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY7: MEETING OFRESEARCHTEAMS JVITH
EAGERnRADE TECHNICAL COil11l1ITTEE
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Report Folder"B"
Papers and Reports from South Africa Workshop
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EAGERWORKSHOP REPORTS, JC~I-rLA1~NESBURG,SOUTHAFRICA
February 4-6, 1998
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1. ·AmeliorationDeyaTraqs.parence Dans f}':Administration Fiscale: Pays e'tudle':
.~'K1adagas9ar byP~pe Andrianomanana, Henri Rqnaivosolofo, Louis Rajaonera, Claude
;)RakotoCli:~f9a '
~ohiparatlve:'Advantage Intra~Regional
2. and Trade for Uganda's NonTraditional Export
':C6:fuodities:The Case ofUganda, Kenya, Tanzaniaand Rwanda-.Proposal for a
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."ResearchStudy byFredOpio andMarios Obwona
OfUg~~~'s Manuf~~g
3.. ':C'cimpetitiveness Sector: The CurrentState andProspects by
Dr.'-;d:"Ssemogerere
T~ania
4. J Contracting in bySatu Kahkonen andPatrickMeagher
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The
5. · 'theContributionofBusinessLinkageSto GrowthofProductiveEmployment
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"Among SMMES inSoutbAfrica:Approaches andPrincipal Findings To Date by.Frqncis
A'min, Edwin Chookole, Donal C. MeadandOwenSkae
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D~velopment
6. , The of.CapitalMarkets And Growthin Sub-SaharanAfrica - Research
) -Proposal Final Design-byDr. Sam Q. Ziorklui andDr. L~mma,:w. Senbet
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7. 'Editorial GuidelineS'for EagerResearchDocuments by BHMInternational
8. _.;;_E$ancingTfaI1sparen~y in-Tax-Administration:·;DiscussionP~per; United St~tesPrac~ice
and
;n. :':inEsthpating 'Publicizing TaxEvasion byClive G;"qy .: . .
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9. ; L<'Fmancial IntermediationandPoverty in Senegal byHametNdour andAziz'Wane
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10. ,/:'rinCl:llci,alInterme.diationfor.the Poor:SouthAfrican Case Study byNick Vink,
.MohammadKaraan, Catherine Cross
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I~olicy
11. ',Fist;al In Sub-Saharan:Africa: A FreshOutlookonThe Role ofExcise Tax - Case
.StudyIVlaclagascarbyHenriRanaivosolofo, Suzanne Rabetokontany, Lois P.
Ranariama;olaza, PepeAndrianomanana, Jean Razafindravonona
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12. Global Trade Analysis for SouthernAfrica: The Resource Allocative Effects of Free
Trade Areas in SouthernAfrica byRob Davies, University ofZimbabwe
13. Global Trade Analysis-for SouthernAfrica: The Impact ofCapital Flows into South
Africaby Inyambo Mwanawina, University ofZambia
14. Increasing Employmentand LaborProductivity in SouthAfrica: Progress Report byJ.
DirckStryker, FaudCassim, Haroon BhoratandBalaRajaratnam
15. The Impact ofFinancial SectorReformonBankEfficiency andFinancial Deepening for
Savings Mobilizationin Ghana byDr. Sam Q. Ziorklui andDr. Fritz Gockel
16. Improving Transparency inTaxAdministratio: Case Study - Madagascar byPepe
Andrianomanana, Henri Ranaivosolofo, Louis Rajaonera
17. IntermediationFinanciere & Pauvrete Au Senegal Document 112
18. LaPolitique Fiscale EnAfrique Subsaharienne: UnNouvel ExamenDuRole Des Droits
Daccises byHenri Ranaivosolofo, Suzanne Rabetokontany, LoisP. Ranariamarolaza,
PepeAndrianomanana, Jean Razajindravonona
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19. Pronl0tingthe Competitiveness ofTextiles and Clothing Manufacture in SouthAfrica by
LynnSalinger, HaroonBhorat, Diane Flaherty andMalcolm Keswell
20. Relance De La Croissance·EtDeveloppementDurable EnAfrique
21. Restarting and Sustaining Growthand DevelopmentinAfrica: An Overviewofthe
Institutional DimensionbyArthurA. Goldsmith
22. Restarting and Sustaining GrowthandDevelopmentinAfrica: Country Study - Senegal:
Scope ofWork
23. Study On Business ContractingPracticesInTanzaniabySamuelM Wangwe, Semboja
H Haji andAyubuNyanga
24. Study onRestarting and Sustaining Growthand DevelopmentinAfrica: Kenya Country
Study (Draft Scope ofWork) by M.A. Consulting Group, Nairobi
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