The Tenacity and Lasting Reality of Cross-Border Movements and Trade in the SADC Region, Inocent Moyo, Christopher Changwe Nshimbi
Christopher Changwe Nshimbi
Abstract:Cross-border migration and trade are an important and integral part of migration in the SADC region. They contribute to poverty reduction , and are a source of livelihood for many people. Despite the lack of SADC policies that enhance cross-border migration and trade, these appear to be a practical approach to regional economic integration from below. Chapter 8 argues that as countries in the SADC region are committed to the regional integration project, there is a need to seize the opportunity that cross-border trade and migration presents. The chapter suggests that all that is needed are policies that enhance cross-border migration and trade, especially informal cross-border trade , which is regarded as not only informal but in some cases criminal. Ironically, it supports significant numbers of people in the region and is also responsible for moving capital , goods and services. Although unrecognized, cross-border migration and trade are important signposts not only in the political economy of the region, but also in the direction that regional integration should take.
Citation:Moyo, I., Nshimbi, C. C. (2017): The Tenacity and Lasting Reality of Cross-Border Movements and Trade in the SADC Region. In Moyo, I(Ed.):Migration, Cross-Border Trade and Development in Africa, Vol. 1, pp. 191-207. WASD: Brighton, United Kingdom.