Research Paper on:
Africa and the Effects of Trade Liberalization

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goods simpler. This has usually been accompanied by an increased awareness and practice of capitalistic policies, such as the liberalisation of the markets. The liberalisation of the markets is generally  seen as a good move, opening up to competition so that then consumer may benefit from the increased pressure on businesses to provide good services at a lower price or  to a higher level of service or quality. The impact often creates differentiation and a better environment for the consumer (Porter, 1980). This may also be seen as increasing the  pressures ion the natural environments whilst improving the commercial environment. However, when we look at how this may be seen as effecting  the less dominant economies, we can argue that the effects are not all advantageous. The liberalising of markets means that there are fewer rules and regulation constraining the way the  companies undertake there trade. In nations where there are strong consumer pressures and the way that the business is perceived can be seen as a market force, opinion and good  practices may be followed. However, in the ever continuing need to cut costs, find new suppliers and change markets, originations have been entering third world countries, such as those in  Africa, taking advantage of their need of hard currencies, and trading in manners that would not be acceptable in other countries. We can argue that this is a direct effect  of liberalisation of markets, both in foreign countries and in the African nations, as well as the phenomenon of globalisation. This changes the social structure of the countries that are  developing, reducing the rural populations and concentrating them where the development is taking place, somewhat akin to the developments of the industrial revolution in the west, where the landscape fo