REGIONAL COOPERATION AND SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT

This article proposes a strategy of development for southern Africa th at is art alternative to the neo-liberal orthodoxy, one in which regio nal economic integration is a central feature. The first section revie ws the debate over orthodon: adjustment and reaches the conclusion tha t IMF and World Bank stabilisation and structural adjustment programme s have demonstrably failed to achieve their stated outcomes. Then, evi dence is presented to support the view that there is considerable pote ntial for agricultural trade among the countries of the region. This i s followed by a discussion of development strategy on a regional basis which fosters both export growth and domestic production for import-r eplacement.