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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 ...
Can personal initiative training improve small business success? A longitudinal South African evaluation study
(Sage Publications, 2013)
High levels of personal initiative will be required to unlock the
potential offered by the many untapped resources in Africa in terms of
business opportunities. Significant resources are ploughed into the development
of ...
An analysis of the effectiveness of inflation targeting monetary policy framework in South Africa
(Journal of Economics, Management and Trade, 2019)
This study is premised on investigating the effectiveness of inflation targeting in South Africa. The
methods of analysis include the Vector Autoregressive model (VAR), the unit root test and
cointegration test. The ...
Impact of WTO policies on developing countries: issues and perspectives
(Ottawa United Learning Academy & Denfar Transnational DevelopmentOttawa United Learning Academy & Denfar Transnational Development, 2012)
About two thirds of the WTO’s around 150 members are developing countries. They play an
increasingly important and active role in the WTO because of their numbers, because they are becoming
more important in the global ...
Exploring the eligibility criteria of the child support grant and its impact on poverty
(Springer Verlag, 2017)
One of the most important policy objectives in the post-apartheid South African economy is to reduce poverty. Although economic growth and job creation are the preferred sources of alleviating poverty and inequality, social ...
Crime and HIV/AIDS in the Western Cape: business support organizations and business owners' perceptions
(Academic Journals, 2007)
Economic growth will be severely curtailed if crime and HIV/AIDS is not effectively dealt with. Despite
the fact that the business support organizations and the SMME owners are dissatisfied with the crime
situation, the ...
Examining the relationship between term structure of interest rates and economic activity in Namibia
(Academic Research Publishing Group, 2016)
This paper analysed the forecasting ability of yield-curve as a predictor of the short-run fluctuations in
economic activities in Namibia. The study employed the techniques of unit root, cointegration, impulse response
functions ...
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 ...
Demand for money in Namibia: An ardl bounds testing approach
(Asian Online Journals, 2013)
This paper examines the demand for money in Namibia. Time series techniques such as unit root test,
cointegration and Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach were utilized on quarterly data for the period
2000:Q1 ...
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 ...