South Africa and Ethical business
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- Radioactive Revenues: Financial Flows between Uranium Mining Companies and African Governments
- Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations, 2011
- For African countries, the revenue derived from the uranium mining operations of multinational corporations is despite the high price of uranium minimal, uncertain and volatile. The financial agreements that these countries make with ...
- Achievements and challenges of ethical trade
- id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2001
- Ethical trade as an approach to supply chain management has mushroomed in recent years. Northern companies are becoming increasingly concerned with the ‘ethics’ of their operations and the risks to reputation and productiv...
- The links between globalisation and poverty
- id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003
- Globalisation is one of the most controversial development issues of the day. ‘Globaphobes’ attribute most of the ills of the world to globalisation. The anti-globalisation movement has focused attention on the extent to w...
- How pro-poor tourism has developed and some myths and misconceptions that have arisen around this term
- id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
- Pro-poor tourism should increase the benefits of the tourism industry for poor people. It is a term increasingly used by several development agencies, but what does it mean in practice? This issue of id21 insights, shows t...
- How inclusive is modern agri-food business?
- B. Vorley (ed); F. Proctor (ed) / Regoverning Markets Programme, 2008
- This report brings together issues discussed at an international conference on “Inclusive Business in Agrifood Markets: Evidence to Action in 2008. The conference sought to answer the following questions: ...
- The state of the labour market in South Africa
- National Labour and Economic Development Institute, South Africa, 2008
- Since the mid-1990s, the South African labour market has been reshaped to conform to the demands of a modern developing economy, while at the same time responding to the needs of what government characterises as a “developmental...
- Which factors are most important for sustainable tourism in southern Africa?
- Anna Spenceley / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2009
- Many experts agree that sustainable, nature-based tourism is an opportunity for developing countries to boost their economic development while supporting conservation efforts. Achieving sustainable tourism development depends on many ...
- The need for electricity reform in Africa?
- D.A. McDonald (ed) / Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2008
- Focusing on the importance of electricity in Africa, this collaborative work examines the notion of electric capitalism. Although it is based mainly on South Africa, the editors argue that the majority of the lessons to come out of th...
- Health and safety for small scale miners in South Africa
- A. Marriott / School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2008
- This research report was originally a dissertation written for the Masters in Development Studies course at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The study explores the potential extension of occupational health and safety to informal smal...
- The social and environmental impacts of steel giant Arcelor Mittal’s growth
- G. Aitken, (ed) / CEE Bankwatch Network, 2008
- This paper investigates the impact of Arcelor Mittal’s growth on social and environmental factors focusing on cases studies in India, Romania, USA, South Africa, Ukraine, Bosnia, Kazhakstan, and the Czech republic. T...
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