Browsing by Author "McCord, Anna"

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    A critical evaluation of training within the South African national public works programme
    (Taylor & Francis, 2005) McCord, Anna
    This article explores the ability of the training and work experience offered under public works programmes to promote employment in South Africa. Public works are a key component of South African labour market policy and are ascribed considerable potential in terms of addressing the core challenge of unemployment. However, despite this policy prominence, the labour market impact of the training component of such programmes has not been studied systematically in South Africa, from either a theoretical or empirical basis, and this article attempts to provide an initial critique of the programme from both perspectives. This article outlines the unemployment situation in South Africa and the training component of the government's national public works programme, the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP), which was developed to enhance workers' skills and labour market exposure, and thereby improve their subsequent employment performance. Theoretical and empirical arguments are used to develop a critique of the training component of the programme, and the article concludes by arguing that, as currently conceptualised, the national public works programme is unlikely to have a significant impact on skills development or unemployment, due the structural nature of unemployment, excess supply of low and unskilled labour, and the high skills growth strategy adopted by government.
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    A critical evaluation of training within the South African national public works programme
    (Taylor & Francis, 2005) McCord, Anna
    This article explores the ability of the training and work experience offered under public works programmes to promote employment in South Africa. Public works are a key component of South African labour market policy and are ascribed considerable potential in terms of addressing the core challenge of unemployment. However, despite this policy prominence, the labour market impact of the training component of such programmes has not been studied systematically in South Africa, from either a theoretical or empirical basis, and this article attempts to provide an initial critique of the programme from both perspectives. This article outlines the unemployment situation in South Africa and the training component of the government's national public works programme, the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP), which was developed to enhance workers' skills and labour market exposure, and thereby improve their subsequent employment performance. Theoretical and empirical arguments are used to develop a critique of the training component of the programme, and the article concludes by arguing that, as currently conceptualised, the national public works programme is unlikely to have a significant impact on skills development or unemployment, due the structural nature of unemployment, excess supply of low and unskilled labour, and the high skills growth strategy adopted by government.
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    Employment and labour market trends
    (HSRC Press, 2003) McCord, Anna; Bhorat, Haroon
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    An overview of the performance and potential of public works programmes in South Africa
    (2003) McCord, Anna
    In this paper simple models are used to estimate the impact and fiscal feasibility of 'expanded' public works programmes using the limited data available. The employment creation potential of a R1.2 billion investment in labour intensive construction over three-years is found to represent a maximum of 0.5% of unemployed workdays per annum. The cost to the fiscus of an expanded public works programme able to offer part time employment to a significant number of workers (3.2 million) is found to be between R17 and R28 billion per annum.
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    Public Works as a Response to Labour Market Failure in South Africa
    (CSSR and SALDRU, 2015-05-28) McCord, Anna
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    Public works: Policy expectations and programme realities
    (CSSR and SALDRU, 2015-05-28) McCord, Anna
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    The economy-wide impacts of the labour intensification of infrastructure expenditure in South Africa
    (CSSR and SALDRU, 2015-05-28) McCord, Anna; Van Seventer, Dirk
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    Who will guard the guardians themselves? : contributions of the capability approach to capacity development evaluation frameworks
    (2007) Porter, Stephen; Leibbrandt, Murray; McCord, Anna
    Includes bibliographical references (leaves 105-118)