South Africa and Globalisation
- Capital:
Pretoria - Population:
49000000 - Size:
1219912.0 Km2
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- Knowledge and skills are needed to profit from ICTs
- Rouben Indjikian; Donald S. Siegel / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
- Economic growth, employee empowerment, flexible working practises, higher wages for women… . The economic and social benefits of investment in information and communications technologies (ICTs) are visible throughout the 'develop...
- Insights into South Africa’s Islamic community
- S. Jeppie / Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2007
- The Arabic Study Circle, established in the 1950s, has had an enduring impact on linguistic, religious and cultural politics in the South African port city of Durban. This book provides a micro-history of a middle-class community thro...
- Cape Town’s vibrant culture and history
- S. Field; R. Meyer; F. Swanson / Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2007
- What is Cape Town? This book explores the apartheid legacies of Cape Town and demonstrates that cultural life flourished through people’s resilience in spite of adversity. It weaves oral texts and visual images of Cape Town to p...
- Exploring the links between trade openness and employment in South Africa
- Rhys Jenkins / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
- Supporters of globalisation argue that it boosts economic growth and creates jobs in poor countries. During the 1990s South Africa became increasingly integrated with the global economy. At the same time unemployment became a big prob...
- Protecting sub-Saharan African textiles from Chinese dominance
- Mike Morris / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
- Clothing and textiles are among the world’s most traded products. Large retailers and branded manufacturers control global production networks in which the demand is for low costs, high quality and rapid turnover. Consequently pr...
- Migration can have positive developmental impacts: the Southern African case
- V. Williams / Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2006
- The migration of persons across international boundaries in search of better opportunities or as a result of war, conflict and political instability has risen substantially. This paper points out that this movement of persons signific...
- Documents human rights abuses against South African migrant workers
- Human Rights Watch, 2007
- This report documents the human rights abuses encountered by migrant workers in South Africa. The report highlights the situation in Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces where both documented and undocumented foreign farm workers may have...
- Strengthening the linkages between global corporations and local domestic enterprise
- G. Robbins / School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2006
- This report documents and assesses selected South African experiences with regard to the promotion of linkages between Trans- National Corporations (TNCs) and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). It outlines the context and intent of ...
- Mapping the potential effects of a free trade agreement between China and South Africa
- H.G Jenson; R. Sandrey / Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa, 2006
- The South Africa Customs Union (SACU) and China are considering entering into a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA). The objective of this paper is to analyse the possible implications of this FTA for South Africa. The paper outlines...
- Is cash the best way to assist poor and vulnerable people?
- Stephen Devereux; Jenni Marshall; Jane MacAskill / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
- In the face of chronic poverty, food insecurity and increasing HIV and AIDS in eastern and southern Africa, there is growing recognition of the importance of cash transfers for reaching vulnerable children and households. A variety of...
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