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South Africa and Rising powers in international development

South Africa
  • Capital: Pretoria
  • Population: 49000000
  • Size: 1219912.0 Km2

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Case studies of climate change mitigation efforts in six countries
W. Chandler; R. Schaeffer; Z. Dadi; P. Shukla; F. Tudela; O. Davidson; S. Alpan-Atamer / Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, 2002
This study attempts to document the climate mitigation efforts in six countries—Brazil, China, India, Mexico, South Africa, and Turkey—and to inform policy-making aimed at further mitigation in these and other developing nat...
Economic consequences of global warming in South Africa
J. Turpie; H. Winkler; R. Spalding-Fecher; G. Midgley / Energy Research Centre, University of Cape Town (UCT), 2002
What are the predicted economic impacts of climate change in South Africa? This paper attempts to provide preliminary estimates based on secondary data from the findings of the Vulnerability and Adaptation Study for the South African ...
How the old view their lives - comparing attitudes in India and South Africa
United Nations Population Fund, 2002
In order to sharpen international focus on some of the key operational challenges faced by older people today, UNFPA commissioned a pilot study in South Africa and India. The study methodology entailed a literature review, including a...
Tax rates in Brazil and South Africa
M. Moore; E.S. Lieberman / Governance and Development Review, IDS, 2002
Brazil and South Africa have much in common. In particular, they are both large middle income countries with very high levels of income inequality where whites historically have dominated over blacks. They differ markedly in te...
Incomplete financial sector reform in most SADC countries represents an opportunity for regional co-operation and integration
R. Mowatt / Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2001
This paper looks at the role that SADC can realistically play in developing the financial systems of the countries of Southern Africa. The reviews some of the literature and theory around financial sector reform relating it to Souther...
Needs and opportunities for greater investment in biotechnology research
J. Komen; H. Webber; J. Mignouna / International Service for National Agricultural Research, 2000
Based on survey in 9 countries Looks at the development of agricultural biotechnology in Africa, and this constrains donor agencies in strategically directing their funding. This survey is based on assessment studies in 9 coun...
Fair in theory, unfair in practice: TRIPS and health care in Southern Africa
R. Loewenson; G. Munot; V. Tyson / EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa, 2000
This paper investigates the consequences of WTO agreements relating to health, and primarily the TRIPS agreement on health care and drug access for Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries. The paper provides a b...
Are free trade areas beneficial for the South Africa?
J. Lewis / Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2001
Paper examines the changing role of trade in South Africa and SADC from different vantage points. It also reviews progress in liberalising South Africa's trade regime. Paper focuses on the SADC region, and examines the fiscal implicat...
Reform has produced mixed results
O. Therkildsen / United Nations [UN] Research Institute for Social Development, 2001
Five questions central to public sector reform in East and Southern Africa, and consistent with their proclaimed thrust, are addressed in this paper: Has the size of government employment changed since the mid-1980s? ...
Economic model of benefits SADC regional trade cooperation
D. Evans / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2000
This paper asks: What are the impact effects of the different routes towards regional integration in Southern Africa, the 'intended' FTA, the CUmin or FT? Does trade creation dominate dominate trade diversion ...
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