The impact of foreign direct investment on post-war South African economic development

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dc.contributor.authorCooper, John Howarden_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-08T05:01:38Z
dc.date.available2015-11-08T05:01:38Z
dc.date.issued1992en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 305-324.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe thesis examines the theory of the determinants and welfare impact of foreign direct investment on host countries, concluding that resource transfer effects are not necessarily beneficial in certain circumstances. The distribution and penetration of foreign direct investment in the South African economy is analysed in the context of the debate about dependency and the role of technology in economic development. It is concluded that given the small amounts of fixed capital actually transferred to South Africa and the negative basic transfer which has occurred since the war, the role of technology in the economic development of South Africa has been crucial. It is argued that despite the relatively low level of foreign direct investment penetration in south Africa, efforts to reduce this penetration are hampered by continuing high dependence on foreign technology, which reflects the ~ay in which the international technology market works. The conclusion is that this dependence can only be reduced by assimilating and copying foreign technology, which should, if necessary, be purchased separately from capital, especially if foreign investors are reluctant to risk fixed investment in the New South Africa. The statistical sources used are official South African Reserve Bank figures for capital flows and stocks, a data base constructed by the author from the Bureau of Market Research's unpublished industrial register and the results of a questionnaire administered to a stratified random sample of local and foreign manufacturing firms in South Africa.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationCooper, J. H. (1992). <i>The impact of foreign direct investment on post-war South African economic development</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14724en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationCooper, John Howard. <i>"The impact of foreign direct investment on post-war South African economic development."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14724en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCooper, J. 1992. The impact of foreign direct investment on post-war South African economic development. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Cooper, John Howard AB - The thesis examines the theory of the determinants and welfare impact of foreign direct investment on host countries, concluding that resource transfer effects are not necessarily beneficial in certain circumstances. The distribution and penetration of foreign direct investment in the South African economy is analysed in the context of the debate about dependency and the role of technology in economic development. It is concluded that given the small amounts of fixed capital actually transferred to South Africa and the negative basic transfer which has occurred since the war, the role of technology in the economic development of South Africa has been crucial. It is argued that despite the relatively low level of foreign direct investment penetration in south Africa, efforts to reduce this penetration are hampered by continuing high dependence on foreign technology, which reflects the ~ay in which the international technology market works. The conclusion is that this dependence can only be reduced by assimilating and copying foreign technology, which should, if necessary, be purchased separately from capital, especially if foreign investors are reluctant to risk fixed investment in the New South Africa. The statistical sources used are official South African Reserve Bank figures for capital flows and stocks, a data base constructed by the author from the Bureau of Market Research's unpublished industrial register and the results of a questionnaire administered to a stratified random sample of local and foreign manufacturing firms in South Africa. DA - 1992 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1992 T1 - The impact of foreign direct investment on post-war South African economic development TI - The impact of foreign direct investment on post-war South African economic development UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14724 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationCooper JH. The impact of foreign direct investment on post-war South African economic development. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 1992 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14724en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherInvestments, Foreign - South Africaen_ZA
dc.titleThe impact of foreign direct investment on post-war South African economic developmenten_ZA
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