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Labour market rigidities and unemployment : lessons for South Africa from the European experience.
(2002)The aim of this thesis is to investigate the relationship between labour market rigidities and unemployment. The thesis does not attempt to undertake surveys, providing instead an overview of the literature and of South ... -
The 'Land Debate' : is land reform the solution? An analysis of Brazil and South Africa.
(2016)This dissertation serves to assess the economic and social effects of land reform policies in Brazil and South Africa. The paper presents a brief historical review of land issues, related land laws and regulations within ... -
Land reform in South Africa : a general overview and critique.
(2004)This study aims to synthesise the land reform programme in South Africa in terms of its multifaceted political and legal policy origins, arrangements and the implementation thereof, with due regard to the international ... -
Learning organisation : relevance and resultant benefits for the auditor-general of South Africa.
(2009)This dissertation explores the concept of the Learning Organisation and its relevance to the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA). In evaluating the relevance of the Learning Organisation concept, the AGSA?s problems ... -
Learning potential assessment : an investigation to the correlation to the learning potential and how the supervisors rate the employees for the development indicators at Denny Mushrooms-Shongweni.
(2003)The purpose of the study is to assess whether a psychological test of learning potential can predict supervisory rating of different components of learning potential for the low level worker-This exercise would be done ... -
Living together after genocide : a case study of reconciliation efforts in Burgesera District after 1994 Rwanda genocide.
(2008)The overall objective of the research was to evaluate the achievements of reconciliation process in Bugesera district after the Rwandan 1994 genocide. Bugesera district lost over 62,000 Tutsi during genocide, being the ... -
Local content protection in the motor vehicle industry in South Africa, 1960-1990.
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A macro-econometric analysis of economic growth and unemployment in post-apartheid South Africa.
(2015)This study seeks to determine whether Okun’s Law is valid for the South African economy, using time series data for the period 1994 to 2014. The data used is split into two periods, 1994q1 to 2003q4 and 2004q1 to 2014q4. ... -
Manufacturing sector productivity in South Africa in the 1980's : error and ideology in a contested terrain.
(1994)Estimates of the value of manufacturing sector output enter into many economic indices, especially those measuring productivity. The South African Central Statistical Services has twice made substantial errors in the output ... -
The migrant labour system and South African economic development 1936-1970.
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Mineral commodity exports, exchange rates and growth: a case study of gold and other minerals in South Africa.
(1995)This thesis aims at assessing the role of mineral exports for a developing economy, with a focus on commodity prices and supply, exchange rates, and growth. The study is especially concerned with the case of gold in ... -
Monetary policy and asymmetric effects of oil price shocks in South Africa.
(2015)This study employs the Structural Vector Autoregressive (SVAR) model to examine the asymmetric effects of oil price shocks on monetary policy in South Africa using monthly data from 1994:1 to 2013:12. A seven variable SVAR ... -
Monetary policy and manufacturing sector growth in Africa's oil exporting countries.
(2014)Various studies in the past have attributed the slow level of economic development in many African countries to the underdeveloped real sector of these economies, especially the manufacturing sector. The situation appears ... -
The Natal Land and Colonisation Company in colonial Natal, 1860 - 1890.
(1991)The Natal Land and Colonisation Company was incorporated in 1860 in London. Its capital was partly subscribed by City financiers, the rest being made up of land obtained from Natal land speculators in exchange for fully-paid-up ... -
Non-governmental organisations' role in conflict transformation : the case of Zimbabwe since the inception of the Government of National Unity, 2009-2012.
(2013)Zimbabwe as a country has successively been faced with a number of challenges that others argue to be a result of either poor governance or colonial imbalances. However, despite the contestation with regards to the cause ... -
Performance of students in the College of Law and Management Studies, UKZN : an econometric analysis.
(2011)South Africa needs more higher education graduates with the capability to adapt to and function in a knowledge-driven and knowledge-dependent economy and society. High dropout and failure rates, as well as the slow ... -
The potential benefits of a tonnage-based corporate tax to South Africa and the South African shipping industry.
(2000)No abstract available. -
Poverty alleviation in South Africa : can government fiscal expenditure on social services make a difference?
(2005)This study examines how the South African government's expenditure on social services impacts on the poverty levels in the country. To provide a background on poverty, different concepts and views on the subject are ... -
Primary commodity dependence and agricultural diversification : the role of organic agriculture in trade and the implications for food security in sub-Saharan Africa.
(2011)Sub-Saharan Africa is marginalised in the world economy and lags behind other developing regions in world trade. This is attributable to sub-Saharan Africa's inability to industrialise and diversify its exports base. ...