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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.
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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. ... -
Privatisation : a survey of literature.
(1997)The Government of National Unity (GNU) came into power in 1994 and was immediately confronted with severe problems. In particular, the government was faced with the problems of high rate of unemployment, low economic ... -
Productivity bias hypothesis in purchasing power parity : a Swiss-South African case, 1994-2003.
(2005)Professors Bela Balassa and Paul Samuelson (1964) have made a significant contribution to the theories of exchange rate by bringing a new thinking to the most popular exchange rate model, Purchasing Power Parity (PPP). ... -
Provincial variation in the effects of minimum wage laws in South Africa, 2000-2007.
(2015)Minimum wage laws are one of the most common forms of labour market legislation used internationally. Such laws were first implemented in South Africa in 2001, with the mandated wage differing across sectors. However, ... -
The provision of efficient transport services in the Iranian maritime and land transport interface.
(2014)This research investigates the efficiency of Iran’s transport system with reference to the seaborne trade and sustainable development of ports, shipping services, logistics centres and transit corridors as the overall ... -
Public works programmes and a basic income grant as policy responses to unemployment and poverty in South Africa
(2007)No abstract available. -
Public works programmes and a basic income grant as policy responses to unemployment and poverty in South Africa.
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Reducing male violence : a peace education project among juvenile offenders.
(2009)Violent behavior is one of the most critical problem facing the world in general and South Africa in particular. The level of violence in our society is of wide concern. Many people are caught in a cycle of violence as ... -
Relevance of the Todaro model in explaining Black migration to and within the Durban Functional Region.
(1994)Until recently it was fashionable to describe Durban as one of the fastest growing cities in the world. For those who held this view, the proliferation of informal settlements in and around the city pointed to massive ... -
Remittances as development tools in the Eritrean economy.
(2005)Migrant workers in the developed countries remit part of their earnings to their families, relatives, and friends left behind in their old communities in the less developed countries. Remittances, as financial resources ... -
Resistance to change : a comparison between causes of resistance, gender and employment level.
(2005)The most important component of change management is the employee's endorsement or "buy in" of the new process. Many managers underestimate this aspect (Wilbur, 1999:12). Developing new processes and systems are relatively ... -
Responses of rural agricultural households to agricultural policies in South Africa.
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Restorative justice as a tool for peacebuilding : South African study.
(2012)In this study a component of long-term peacebuilding practice - restorative justice processing - was examined in South Africa’s unequal, transitional context. Based on multidisciplinary literature, Galtung’s (1996) notion ... -
The rise in female labour force participation in South Africa : an analysis of household survey data , 1995-2001.
(2003)In the 1990s nationally representative and detailed household survey data became available for the first time in South Africa, opening up opportunities to examine some of the key movements in the labour market especially. ... -
The rise of micro and small-scale entrepreneurial activity in a melting down economy : a case of Zimbabwe.
Entrepreneurship is viewed as a pertinent vehicle for economic growth, development, employment creation and income generation (entrepreneurial effects). Small-scale, micro and medium enterprises (SMMEs) are the dominant ... -
The role of narrative in healing in Rwanda.
(2010)In 1994, almost a million Tutsi and some Hutu were massacred in Rwanda during the 100 day genocide. Between 1995 and 1998, nearly the same number of Hutu and some Tutsi died, while in flight, primarily in the former ...