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Globalisation and employment: working for the poor?: id21 insights, issue 47
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003Globalisation 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 which decisions affecting the lives of millions of the world’s poorest people are made in international fora – at which the poor have no voice.DocumentSouth-South cooperation: for shared prosperity and inclusive globalisation
INSouth, 2008This paper details excerpts from the inaugural address by Indian external affairs Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee at the academic forum of India, Brazil, and South Africa (IBSA) Partnership for Shared Prosperity and Inclusive Globalisation.DocumentHow Africa can get more from relations with China
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008China’s emergence is having a big impact on Africa. But the relationship presents challenges as well as opportunities. How can Africa influence Chinese policy in order to benefit more from its relations with this important partner?DocumentMeso-level restructuring of the food industry in developing countries: synthesis report - meso study
Sustainable Markets Group, IIED, 2008Rapid changes are taking place in the structure and governance of national and regional agrifood markets in developing countries, affecting the agricultural sector's ability to contribute to economic growth, poverty reduction and sustainable rural development.DocumentMeeting their mandates? A critical analysis of South African media statutory bodies
Open Society Foundation for South Africa, 2007This paper presents a series of evaluations to analyse and assess the degree to which media statutory bodies in South Africa are fulfilling their mandates, to assess their contribution to media diversity and enhancing access to media and ICTs. Four statutory and public interest institutions were selected for this study, and this report highlights key findings and recommendations for each one.DocumentState of the nation: South Africa 2007
Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2007Assembling academics, journalists, researchers and analysts, the State of the Nation: South Africa 2007 volume offers 23 diverse angles on contemporary South Africa in one comprehensive publication.DocumentSouth Africa and China: the agricultural and fisheries trading relationship
Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa, 2008A feature of world trade over the last ten years has been the dramatic growth of China's trade with the world. This paper examines the agricultural component of Chinese trade with South Africa, which it aims to place in broader perspective of China's global trading relationships.DocumentMigration from Zimbabwe: numbers, needs and policy options
Centre for Development and Enterprise, South Africa, 2008According to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), by July 2007 the number of Zimbabweans deported from South Africa to their home country had reached 17 000 each month. Cross-border movements on this scale inevitably feed into issues of public concern, whether well-informed or not, such as crime, corruption, and xenophobia.DocumentEngaging neoliberal conservation
Conservation and Society, 2008The growing body of work on the 'neoliberalisation of nature' has paid little attention to conservation policy and its impacts. Similarly, studies of conservation have generally overlooked the broader context of neoliberalism. This latest edition of Conservation and Society journal explores what can be gained by seeing conservation through a neoliberal lense.DocumentAfrica’s success: evaluating accomplishments
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2007This paper evaluates the seven presumed African success stories: Botswana, South Africa, Zambia, Ghana, Tanzania, Mozambique and Uganda. It gives a detailed analysis of the economic, political, governance and human development scenarios in each country, and identifies the emerging challenges.Pages
