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Introduction: Agrarian change, rural poverty and land reform in South Africa since 1994
(Blackwell Publishing, 2013)This introduction sketches the context and dynamics of agrarian change, rural poverty and land reform since the end of apartheid in 1994, drawing attention to structural continuities and new elements in the countrysides ... -
Introduction: reconsidering the region in India: mobilities, actors and development politics
(SAGE Publications, 2017)In this introduction to a special issue on ‘Reconsidering the Region in India’, we aim to develop a synthetic and theoretically nuanced account of the multifarious ways in which the idea of region has been imbricated in ... -
Introduction: The Crucial Role of Mediators in Relations between States and Citizens
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2014)This book sets out to answer a deceptively simple question: how do citizens and state engage in the global south? The answer is not simple; it is indeed complex and multifaceted, but we argue that much of the time this ... -
The inventory management practices amongst manufacturing SMEs in the Cape Metropole, province of the Western Cape, South Africa
(Danubius University, 2016)Financial management is one of the seven important managerial functions and is responsible for ensuring that institutions have adequate or access to financial resources to meet short-term and long-term resources to meet ... -
Investigating factors influencing class attendance and performance of first-year economics students
(Stellenbosch University, 2021)The academic success of first-year Economics students has been examined in many South African studies in Economic Education. These studies controlled for differences in demographic characteristics, last school examination ... -
Investigating the Causal Relationship between Primary Commodities Exports and Economic Growth in Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2016-01)This paper analyses the causal relationship between primary commodities exports and economic growth in Namibia using quarterly data for the period 1998 to 2014. Time-series econometric techniques such as unit root, ... -
Investigating the causal relationship between primary commodities exports and economic growth in Namibia
(Global Business Research Journals, 2016)This paper analyses the causal relationship between primary commodities exports and economic growth in Namibia using quarterly data for the period 1998 to 2014. Time-series econometric techniques such as unit root, ... -
Investigating the semi-strong efficiency in Namibia’s foreign exchange market
(Global Business Research Journals, 2014)This paper analyses the semi-strong form efficiency of the foreign exchange market in Namibia using three bilateral exchange rates. The semi-strong form efficiency was examined using the cointegration test and Granger ... -
Investigating the significance of the 2008 Matric curriculum on first-year Economics performance
(UNISA Press, 2011)The academic success of first-year Economics students has been the focus of many South African studies in Economic Education. Many used the last school examination (Matric) results as a proxy for students’ academic ... -
Investigating volunteer activities in South Africa
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2023)This is the first South African study that analysed all three availablewaves of Statistics South Africa’s Volunteer Activities Survey data,which was linked to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey in the third quarter of the ... -
Investigation of the youth informal entrepreneurship landscape in South Africa
(Unisa Press, 2022)The South African economy is characterised by high and continuously rising youth unemployment levels and rates. While countervailing interventions have been attempted in the formal sector, support for youth employment and ... -
Investing in information : the information management body of knowledge
(Springer, 2014)This text is a guide to established and current thinking about how to get the best out of information technology and information systems investments. It relies on actual experience as well as research outputs from ... -
Investing in Information: The Information Management Body of Knowledge
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Investment Management and Financial Innovations
(LLC CPC Business Perspectives, 2016)This study examines the market reactions to share repurchase announcements made by companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange from the years 2003 to 2012. The authors use an event study methodology and the Capital ... -
Is foreign aid panacea for African problems? The case of Namibia
(University of PrimorskaUniversity of Primorska, 2013)Namibia has experienced impressive growth since 21 years of independence. Current gdp growth rates, estimated at 4–5%, are fuelled mainly by the increasing competitiveness of the mining sector. Mining sector accounts ... -
Is the Blue Justice concept a human rights agenda?
(PLAAS, 2019-11-21)What is Blue Justice? This concept is situated in social justice for small-scale fisheries (SSFs)—a narrative popular with civil society movements and academics to garner support for the adoption and implementation of the ... -
'It is not easy to challenge a chief ': Lessons from Rakgwadi
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2001)When Thoko Didiza was appointed Minister for Agriculture and Land Affairs in 1999, one of her earliest policy decisions was to stop work on the draft Land Rights Bill and to announce her intention to transfer the title ... -
'It's all about money! Implementation of South Africaís new fisheries policy
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2001)This paper was originally written as part of an economics study commissioned by the Chief Directorate: Marine and Coastal Management (MCM) of the South African Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT). Since ... -
Job creation in agriculture, forestry and fisheries in South Africa: An analysis of employment trends, opportunities and constraints in forestry and wood products industries
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2018-04)This report is one of five studies of opportunities and constraints related to employment creation in rural South Africa, with a view towards informing policy. South African forestry and wood products industries are well ...