THE AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT: TRADE AND INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; THE AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT: TRADE AND INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT(AGOA): BACKGROUND AND REAUTHORIZATION; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; KEY PROVISIONS OF AGOA; U.S. IMPORTS UNDER AGOA AND GSP; IMPACTS OF AGOA; APPENDIX. AGOA BENEFICIARIES; Chapter 2: AGOA: TRADE AND INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW; ABSTRACT; ACRONYMS; COUNTRY ASSOCIATIONS; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION Section 2. u.s. imports from agoa countries and the role of agoasection 3. potential for ssa integration into regional and global supply chains; section 4. agoa country export potential to the united states; section 5. business climate and investment trends in sub-saharan africa; section 6. reciprocal trade agreements: a comparison with unilateral trade preference programs; section 7. agoa trade performance: a review of the literature; appendix a. request letter; appendix b. federal register notice; appendix c. calendar of hearing witnesses; appendix d. positions of interested parties Appendix e. u.s. imports under agoaappendix f. product space methodology and data; appendix g. business and investment data; appendix h. eu-south africa fta tariff commitments; bibliography; index.