Browsing Economics by Subject "South Africa"
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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 ... -
Measuring quality gaps in TB screening in South Africa using standardised patient analysis
(MDPI, 2018)This is the first multi-district Standardised Patient (SP) study in South Africa. It measures the quality of TB screening at primary healthcare (PHC) facilities. We hypothesise that TB screening protocols and best practices ... -
Measuring quality gaps in TB screening in South Africa using standardised patient analysis
(MPDI, 2018)This is the first multi-district Standardised Patient (SP) study in South Africa. It measures the quality of TB screening at primary healthcare (PHC) facilities. We hypothesise that TB screening protocols and best practices ... -
Measuring willingness-to-pay for water and sanitation by people living with HIV and AIDs in South Africa
(IWA Publishing, 2016)The ill-provision of water and sanitation services poses the greatest risk to people living with HIV and AIDS in South Africa – a majority of whom reside in slum settlements. People living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) die ... -
Multidimensional poverty in South Africa in 2001–16
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)This study uses the Census 2001 and 2011 as well as Community Survey 2007 and 2016 data to derive a multidimensional poverty index in South Africa for each year, before assessing the changes in non-money-metric, ... -
‘The nurse did not even greet me’: how informed versus non-informed patients evaluate health systems responsiveness in South Africa
(BMJ Global Health, 2021-04)Introduction Universal Health Coverage is not only about access to health services but also about access to high-quality care, since poor experiences may deter patients from accessing care. Evidence shows that quality of ... -
Patient perceptions of the quality of health services in South Africa quality management conference (in association with COHSASA)
(2018)Patient perceptions of quality drives acceptability of health services (Penchansky and Thomas, 1981). ▪ Services not acceptable less likely to return for follow-up, less likely to seek healthcare, more likely to access ... -
Poverty and inequality trends in South Africa using different survey data
(Stellenbosch University, 2010)There is an abundance of literature adopting the monetary approach (i.e., using per capita income or expenditure variables) to derive poverty and inequality trends for South Africa since the transition. The most commonly ... -
Protecting the standardised patient in TB scenarios: The South African study
(2019)SPs used in TB scenarios experience repeated exposure to TB in high risk settings. Exposure for each TB standardised patient.an average of 2.5 hours per facility - at least 19 times - over a five-week period.Public ... -
Reflecting on racial discrimination in the post-apartheid South African labour market
(University of Cape Town, 2014)During the 20th century, South Africa’s economy became increasingly ordered and controlled along racial lines. Since the official demise of apartheid in 1994, the State has implemented various policies aimed at redress. In ... -
Reflecting on Racial Discrimination in the Post-Apartheid South African Labour Market
(University if Cape Town, 2004-12)During the 20th century, South Africa’s economy became increasingly ordered and controlled along racial lines. Since the official demise of apartheid in 1994, the State has implemented various policies aimed at redress. In ... -
The relationship between planning strategies and entrepreneurial success for start-up entrepreneurs in the Western Cape
(Sage Publications, 2013)The total entrepreneurial activity rate in South Africa was 9.1% in 2011, compared with 8.9% in 2010, which is below the average for similar economies. This study examines the moderating impact of environmental difficulty ... -
Revisiting the COVID-19 vulnerability index in South Africa
(Routledge, 2021)This study uses the Census 2011 and Community Survey 2016 data, adopts the Alkire-Foster multidimensional poverty index (MPI) approach and addresses numerous shortcomings of the original Statistics South Africa method ... -
Revisiting unemployment levels and trends in South Africa since the transition
(Routledge Taylor Francis Group, 2013)Many recent studies compared the 1995 October Household Survey (OHS) with the latest available Labour Force Survey (LFS) to derive the unemployment ‘trends’ in South Africa since the transition, but this approach only ... -
A series of national accounts-consistent estimates of poverty and inequality in South Africa
(Stellenbosch University, 2007)This paper makes a unique contribution to the South African literature in combining data from an alternative source of household survey data – the All Media and Product Survey (AMPS) – with national accounts income trends ... -
Sophia’s choice: Debt, social welfare, and racial finance capitalism
(SAGE, 2021)In this article, I examine normative assumptions about cash transfers as public goods and the lived experience of cash transfers as private debts. Policy makers and social scientists often assume cash transfers are ... -
The South African informal sector (1997 – 2006)
(Stellenbosch University, 2008)According to the 2006 September Labour Force Survey, approximately 22% of the employed (excluding domestic workers and agricultural employment) are engaged in informal sector activities as their main work to sustain ... -
The South African labour market, 1995–2015
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2016)This study investigates the changes in the South African labourmarket in the post-apartheid period. While unemploymentincreased over the 1995–2015 period, employment also increased.Nonetheless, the extent of employment ... -
The targeting of zero-rated basic foodstuffs under value-added tax (VAT) in South Africa
(Bureau for Economic Research (BER), 2013)Since the inception of VAT in South Africa, various studies have been conducted to investigate the distributional impact of the tax as well as the effectiveness of zero-rating as tool to alleviate the burden on poor ... -
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 ...