In the Wake of the Global Economic Crisis : Adjusting to Lower Revenue of the Southern African Customs Union in Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and Swaziland /

The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) is facing its biggest challenge in its 100 years of existence. The global economic crisis has significantly reduced its revenue outlook, which is having a disproportionate impact on its smaller member countries, and which calls for an appropriate policy resp...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fontaine, Thomson
Other Authors: Benicio, Dalmacio, Mongardini, Joannes, Verdier, Genevieve
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011.
Series:Departmental Papers; Departmental Paper ; No. 2011/001
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
Description
Summary:The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) is facing its biggest challenge in its 100 years of existence. The global economic crisis has significantly reduced its revenue outlook, which is having a disproportionate impact on its smaller member countries, and which calls for an appropriate policy response. This paper discusses specifically the implications for Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and Swaziland, and provides recommendations regarding the proper fiscal response by these countries to the decline in SACU revenue.
Item Description:<strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required
<strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required
Physical Description:1 online resource (57 pages)
Format:Mode of access: Internet
ISSN:2616-5333
Access:Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students