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Trade unions in an emerging economy :The case of South Africa
(United Nations University, 2014)
This paper provides a historical overview of the South African trade union movement,
followed by a brief discussion of the labour market legislation and institutions formed since
1994. Thereafter, a detailed evaluation ...
Trends on the hours worked of the employed, 1997 – 2011
(ECONOMIC RESEARCH SOUTHERN AFRICA, 2012)
This paper analyses trends in hours worked from South African household survey data for the period 1997 — 2011. The purpose of the paper is fourfold. First, the paper provides an overview on the trends in hours worked of ...
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 ...
Testing for the fisher hypothesis in Namibia
(Globalbiz Research, 2013)
This paper analyses the relationship between interest rate and inflation in Namibia. The objective
is to test whether the Fisher hypothesis holds in the long run. Using monthly data for the period
1992:01 – 2011:12, the ...
The next great Trek? South African commercial farmers move north
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2012)
This paper analyses the shifting role of South African farmers, agribusiness andcapital elsewhere in the Southern African region and the rest of the continent. Itexplores recent trends in this expansion, and investigates ...
South Africa’s Bantustans and the dynamics of “decolonisation”: Reflections on writing histories of the homelands
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2012)
From the late 1950s, as independent African polities replaced formal colonialrule in Africa, South Africa’s white minority regime set about its own policy ofmimicry in the promotion of self-governing homelands, which ...
Gender, generation and the experiences of farm dwellers resettled in the Ciskei Bantustan, South Africa, ca 1960–1976
(Wiley, 2013)
This paper examines the experiences of farm dwellers resettled in rural townships in theCiskei Bantustan during the decades of the 1960s and 1970s. Drawing on the oraltestimonies of elderly residents ...