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Countries, particularly those in the global North, are passionate in promoting regional integration. This integration is usually dominated by regional or bilateral trade agreements which have now become a mechanism to improve good governance in developing countries in the global South. Trade agreements, particularly Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) are being used to enforce particular standards of what the global north considers as ‘good’ governance, through gentle persuasion or outright coercion at times. Over the past years, such market access agreements have been increasing and have become an alternative mechanism through which international law, rules and obligations are enforced. Consequently, they have a spill over impact on recipient countries’ domestic policy decision making choices and national governance. In this globalisation era, the Kingdom of eSwatini focuses all its effort in its drive to access and secure international markets for its products as it realises that this to be a crucial link to the global economy. The Kingdom of eSwatini is a signatory to a number of agreements and these include AGOA. It is in this context that the Kingdom of eSwatini provides an interesting setting for examining the impact of AGOA on the domestic policy of the country. This paper shows how the United States impacts the domestic policy decision making of the Kingdom of eSwatini by using market access trade agreements’ eligibility requirements. Further, it shows that AGOA benefits are not sustainable and holds potential disaster for economies on small developing nations to over rely on.

Key words: AGOA, Domestic policy, Eligibility requirements, International trade, Globalisation and market access.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Abstract……………………………………………………………………….... v
Acknowledgements………………………………………………………….... vi
List of Figures…………………………………………………………………vii
Table of contents…………………………………………………………...... viii
List of Acronyms……………………………………………………………... ..x

Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Research Background and Motivation...........................................1
1.2 Research aims and Objectives………………………................... 8
1.3 Literature Review………………………………………………... 9
1.4 Theoretical Framework…………..……………………………... 14
1.5 Research Hypothesis……………………………………………. 16
1.6 Research Approach and Methodology…………………………...16
1.7 Research limitations and constraints……………………………..17
1.8 Thesis Structure………………………….……………………… 17

Chapter 2: International Trade: An Overview
2.1 International Trade………………………………………..………...19
2.2 Theories of International Trade…………………………………… 21
2.2.1 Mercantilism……………………………………………… 21
2.2.2 Classical Theories………………………………………… 24
2.3 Effects of Globalisation on International Trade…………………… 34
2.4 International Trade and Domestic Policy…………………………...38

Chapter 3: The Nature of AGOA and Its Eligibility Requirements
3.1 The Nature of AGOA……………………………………………….43
3.2 AGOA: Eligibility requirements…………………………………... 51
3.3 Globalisation and US Values……………………………………… 60

Chapter 4: AGOA’s impact on eSwatini’s Domestic Policy
4.1 The Kingdom of eSwatini’s International Trade Policy ………….. 65
4.2 The Impact of AGOA on Domestic Policy………………………... 78

Chapter 5: Conclusion
5.1 Summery……………………………………………………………90
5.2 Key Findings………………………………………………………. 91
5.3 Future suggestions……………..…………………………………... 91
Bibliography………………………………………………………………….. 94

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