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- ItemOpen AccessEconomists versus the Street: Comparative Viewpoints on Barriers to Self-employment in Khayelitsha, South Africa(2011-12) Cichello, Paul; Mncube, Liberty; Oosthuizen, Morne; Poswell, LauraWhat prevents the unemployed in Khayelitsha, South Africa from trying self-employment? Perceptions of a small group of academic economists are presented and compared to the perceptions of unemployed Khayelitsha residents themselves.
- ItemOpen AccessPerceived Barriers to Entry into Self-employment in Khayelitsha, South Africa: Crime, Risk, and Start-up Capital Dominate Profit Concerns(2011) Cichello, Paul L; Almeleh, Colin; Mncube, Liberty; Oosthuizen, MorneIn South Africa, the broad unemployment rate for Africans has remained near or above forty percent for most of the last ten years. One critical reason is the relatively low level of employment in small-scale entrepreneurial work. This paper explores the factors that constrain individuals from engaging in self-employment activities in a large township in Cape Town. Crime is perceived to be the dominant hindrance to entering the micro-enterprise sector. A number of other hindrances, including capital constraints, transportation costs, and community jealousy, are on par or surpass concerns over profitability or government regulation. These findings are robust to a series of alternative ranking scheme.
- ItemOpen AccessUnderstanding the Efficiency and Effectiveness of the Dispute Resolution System in South Africa: An Analysis of CCMA Data(2010-06) Bhorat, Haroon; Pauw, Kalie; Mncube, LibertyThis Working Paper is one in a series eminating from the Critical Research Projects funded by the Department of Labour.
- ItemOpen AccessUnderstanding the Efficiency and Effectiveness of the Dispute Resolution System in South Africa: An Analysis of CCMA Data(2009-07) Bhorat, Haroon; Pauw, Kalie; Mncube, LibertyThis paper, while broadly located within reforming the labour market policy debate, is specifically focused on one aspect of the labour regulatory regime, namely the dispute resolution system. Hence, we attempt to understand the efficiency and effectiveness of the country's institutionalised dispute resolution body, the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA).