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Understanding South African Political Violence: A New Problematic?

Author: du Toit, André Date: Apr 1993 Political violence has deep historical roots in South Africa. But if violence has figured prominently, it usually has not proved too difficult to make sense of it: the violence of conquest, the violence of frontier wars, the violence of ... Read more
The State of Science and Technology in South Africa: New Priorities, New Policies

Author: Kaplan, David Date: Jun 1995 This paper surveys the new government's inheritance with respect to science and technology (S&T). Based on an assessment of that inheritance, the author defines the likely policy objectives of the new government and outlines how goverment ... Read more
A Study of the Cape Clothing Industry

Author: October, Lionel Date: Jul 1996 In terms of economic development, regional and local government strategies in South Africa (SA) have focused on the attraction of foreign direct investment and promoting tourism. Read more c b n a
Restructuring the South African Steel Industry: Case-Study Newcastle

Author: McDonald, Faith Date: Jul 1996 This paper, as part of teh Industriap Strategic Project (ISP) Phase Two, Sectors, Clusters and Regions Project researches the effect of industrial restructuring in the town of Newcastle, KwaZulu/Natal. Read more c b n a
The Clothing Industry in Durban

Author: Prinsloo, Erica Date: Jul 1996 Dating back several decades, and shaped by the history of the region, the clothing industry in Durban is unique in its relationships, functioning, institutions and prodpects. But it is also one of the largest concentrations of clothing ... Read more c b n a
Printing and Publishing in the Witwatersrand

Author: Schur, Michael Date: Jul 1996 The aim of this research project is to determine the role that institutions, including government at all levels, could play in bolstering economic performance in sectorally and geographically concentrated manufacturing firms, and to examine ... Read more c b n a
The South African Fruit Processing Industry: Is the Climate Ripe?

Author: Hanival, Stephen Date: Jul 1996 The previous government's Regional Industrial Development Policy (RIDP) was premised on a logic of dispersion. This policy resulted in the relocation of labour-intensive industries to the homelands and other 'deconcentration points'. Read more c b n a
South African Industrial Policy and the Learning Firm: A Case Study of Bell Equipment Ltd

Author: Kaplinsky, Raphael ; Mhlongo, Edmund Date: Nov 1996 The debate on industrial policy is often counterposed between two truisms. Read more c b n a
Learning, Technical Change and the Trade Regime in the South African Automotive Component Sector

Author: Black, Anthony Date: Dec 1996 In an article published in the Harvard Business Review in 1989, Magaziner et al give a compelling description of the entry of the Korean conglomerate, Samsung, into microwave oven production in the early 1970's. Read more c b n a
A Tale of Two Companies: A Case Study of the Glass Packaging Industry in South Africa

Author: Rosenthal, Tanya Date: Feb 1997 The two companies chosen for this study were chosen specifically to explore how companies, facing similar competitive pressures, have decided to respond. Read more c b n a
Some International Perspectives on Tourism Led Socio-Economic Development

Author: de Beer, Geoff ; Wheeller, Brian Date: Aug 1997 The concept of tourism led socio-economic developemnt in not new or peculiar to South Africa, and international experience and best practise are being assessed as part of the SDI Policy Programme (Agri-tourism SDI's). Read more c b n a
Tourism Development and the Empowerment of Local Communities

Author: de Beer, Geoff ; Eliffe, Sean Date: Aug 1997 This paper has been prepared as part of the Spatial Development Initiatives (SDI) policy research program. Read more c b n a
Restructuring for Survival: A Case Study of a Small-Appliance Manufacturer in South Africa

Author: Joffe, Avril Date: Sep 1997 The essence of the story is that this is a factory with a heartbeat. There is a constant focus on product development, quality and cost. Communication is high on the list of objectives. There is a joint definition of productivity as a state ... Read more c b n a
An Assessment of the Factors that Promoted Industrial Development in Richards Bay

Author: Aniruth, Jayanthi ; Barnes, Justin Date: Dec 1997 The research findings and policy recommendatons presented in this report owe their existence to the Industrial Strategy Project (ISP), who commissioned the study as a mechanism for providing input into the Spatial Development Initiative (SDI) ... Read more c b n a
Income and Price Elasticities in Manufacturing Exports

Author: Bhorat, Haroon Date: Feb 1998 The cornerstone of the South African government's economic policy lies in the Growth Employment and Redistribution (GEAR) programme. Read more c b n a
Allocating Community Benefits: Institutional Options in Support of the Empo-Tourism Models

Author: Eliffe, Sean ; Rutsch, Peter ; de Beer, Geoff Date: Feb 1998 This paper is the fourth in a series of issue papers prepared within the SDI Policy Programme. It aims to support and enhance the application of work already completed on economic empowerment and to guide/influence the planning and development ... Read more c b n a
The SADC's Revealed Comparative Advantage in Regional and International Trade

Author: Valentine, Nicole Date: Nov 1998 This paper forms part of the DPRU Industrial Strategy Project: Phase Two. Read more c b n a
Correlates of Vulnerability in the South African Labour Market

Author: Bhorat, Haroon ; Leibbrandt, Murray Date: May 1999 Using the October Household Survey of 1995 (OHS95), this paper seeks to understand the determinants of indigence in the South African labour market. To this end the study presents a description of the labour market, focusing on how covariates ... Read more c b n a
Understanding Contemporary Household Inequality in South Africa

Author: Leibbrandt, Murray ; Bhorat, Haroon ; Woolard, Ingrid Date: May 1999 This paper uses various decomposition techniques to understand the nature of household inequality in contemporary South Africa. It examines, firstly, the importance of race in overall inequality; secondly, the contribution of major income ... Read more c b n a
Public Expenditure and Poverty Alleviation in the South African Labour Market

Author: Bhorat, Haroon Date: May 1999 The paper utilises a class of poverty measures to determine the potential cost to the fiscus, in 1995 Rands, of alleviating poverty in South Africa. The simulations are undertaken for both households and individuals in the society, by the ... Read more c b n a

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