Hodgkinson, AnnJordaan, Andre Cillie2008-05-212008-05-212006Hodgkinson, A & Jordaan, A 2006, 'Logic of an Australia-South Africa FTA', Agenda, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 147-160. [http://www.agenda.org.za]http://hdl.handle.net/2263/5405Australia, previously a strong supporter of multilateral trade liberalisation, recently began negotiating a series of free trade agreements with countries in the Asia-Pacific region. This paper explores, at a conceptual level, the question of whether there is an argument for expanding the geographical scope of these negotiations to include a link to our neighbouring southern continent of Africa. The argument involves a development of the ‘hub-and-spoke’ framework to indicate that a ‘hub-to-hub’ agreement between Australia and South Africa would bring benefits both in terms of increased bilateral trade, and provide strategic advantages through enhanced investment and intra-industry trade.134949 bytesapplication/pdfenAgenda Feminist MediaFree Trade Agreements (FTAs)Regional Trading Agreements (RTAs)Bilateral tradeAustralian-South African FTAFree trade -- AustraliaFree trade -- South AfricaArticle