Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Economics and Finance) by Issue Date
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The migrant labour system and South African economic development 1936-1970.
(1976)No abstract available. -
South Africa's international financial relations, 1970-1987 : history, crisis and transformation.
(1989)This thesis examines South Africa's relations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and private international banks in the period 1970-1987. The thesis is written in the language, and uses the conceptual tools, of ... -
A determination and analysis of preservation values for protected areas.
(1993)Abstract available in pdf file. -
The South African commodity plastics filiere : history and future strategy options.
(1994)The world chemical industry is one of the most basic and important manufacturing businesses globally. Petrochemicals have played a pivotal role in industrial modernisation. In the 1970s and 1980s South Africa developed an ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The determinants of long-term growth in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) countries : an empirical study.
(2001)No abstract available. -
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. ... -
South Africa's seaborne commerce and global measurement of shipping costs.
(2006)No abstract available. -
An analysis of the extent, nature and consequences of female part-time employment in post apartheid South Africa.
(2009)International studies of part-time employment have shown that most part-time workers are women, and specifically married women (Rosenfeld and Birkelund 1995; Caputo and Cianni 2001). The ability to work part-time enables ... -
Acting out the myths : the power of narrative discourse in shaping the Zimbabwe Conflict of Matabeleland, 1980-1987.
(2009)This thesis interrogates the Matabeleland disturbances of 1980-1987 by analysing the conflict narratives promulgated by the ZANU-PF and how these narratives directly impacted the socio-political construction of violence ... -
Building human security in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo.
(2010)Armed conflict in Ituri since 1996 to the present day has resulted in the widespread and severe violation of human rights that include massive killings, rape, torture, mutilation and property destruction that has infringed ... -
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 ... -
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 economic impact of adult mortality and morbidity on smallholder farm households in Malawi.
(2011)This thesis comprises three essays on “The Economic impact of adult mortality and morbidity on smallholder farm households in Malawi.” The first essay estimates the levels of technical efficiency of AIDS-affected and ... -
Building more peaceful gender relationships in South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo.
(2012)The objective of this study is to understand the attitudes and behaviour of young South Kivu men towards women in order to encourage the development of more peaceful attitudes and behaviour. This study provides insights ...