South Africa and Rising powers in international development
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- Restriction by the GATS on essential municipal services in South Africa
- S. Sinclair / Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2005
- This briefing paper provides background information on the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) agreement. In particular, it explores key implications of increased GATS coverage for essential municipal services, focusing on w...
- Experience of South African businesses operating in Botswana
- N. Grobbelaar; K. Tsotetsi / South African Institute of International Affairs, 2005
- This executive summary presents the experience of South African businesses operating in Botswana. The purpose of the study was to identify some of the pitfalls associated with doing business in a country such as Botswana, while also g...
- Evaluating NEPAD's role within the Commission for Africa
- T. Deve / Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2004
- This paper captures perspectives of development activists in civil society and social movements in Africa. In discussing 'Growth and Opportunity,' it highlights reasons why the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) is ...
- In what ways will civil society participation contribute to influencing outcomes under the African Peer Review Mechanism?
- L. Verwey / Institute for Democracy in South Africa, 2005
- This paper provides general information on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (Nepad) and the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) in order to facilitate active participation in its processes. It draws on the Nepad poli...
- Wealth is not an accurate indicator of health
- A. Case; A. Deaton / Research Program in Development Studies, Princeton University, 2004
- This paper, produced by the Research Program in Development Studies and the Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University, examines the links between economic and health status in Udaipur, India and Khayelitsha township in S...
- Conditional cash transfer programmes in Southern Africa and Latin America
- P. Gertler; B. Barungi; I. Woolard / Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2005
- This paper reflects on assessments of Mexico's Conditional Cash Transfer scheme (called PROGRESA) and draws comparisons with South Africa's Child Support Grant (CSG). It captures key highlights of a discussion on the impact of incenti...
- Can pro-poor water and sanitation tariffs deliver water for all?
- M. Sohail / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005
- The design of tariffs for water and sanitation service provision has become a significant development issue. It is magnified as donors encourage public-private partnerships (PPPs) and private sector participation (PSP) in order to imp...
- What effect are non-contributory pension schemes having in South Africa and Brazil?
- A. Barrientos / Institute for Development Policy and Management, Manchester, 2005
- This paper considers the incidence of cash transfer programmes for the old in Brazil and South Africa on poverty among households with older people. Using comparable datasets the paper constructs conditional and unconditional estimate...
- Can employee share ownership plans help to reduce poverty in developing countries?
- R. Naidoo / National Labour and Economic Development Institute, South Africa, 2002
- This paper attempts to gauge to what extent employee ownership of company shares can support the broader goal of poverty reduction in developing countries. In particular, it focuses on employee share ownership plans (ESOPs) in South A...
- Role of Norwegian NGOs in relation to South Africa
- E. Tjonneland / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2004
- This paper examines the role of Norwegian NGOs in relation to South Africa. More specifically, it analyses the role and relevance of the Norwegian NGO channel in the disbursement of development assistance to South Africa’s civil ...
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