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South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)
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Protecting sub-Saharan African textiles from Chinese dominance
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Clothing 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 production is sourced from the lowest cost locations in developing economies.DocumentExploring the links between trade openness and employment in South Africa
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Supporters 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 problem. Has increased trade openness caused South Africa’s employment problem?DocumentIn pursuit of regional citizenship and identity: the free movement of persons in the Southern African development community
Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2006The migration of persons across international boundaries in search of better opportunities or as a result of war, conflict and political instability has risen substantially.DocumentSlum health: diseases of neglected populations
BMC International Health and Human Rights, 2007This article examines the distinct set of health problems that occur in urban slums. With one billion people currently estimated to live in such communities, this neglected population has become a major reservoir for a wide spectrum of health conditions that are not well recognised by the formal health sector.DocumentPhoenix miracles in emerging markets: recovering without credit from systemic financial crises
Bank for International Settlements, 2006After a financial "shock", economic activity in many emerging economies returns to pre-shock levels relatively quickly. The interesting feature of these episodes is that in many cases, although a credit crunch appears to be central for explaining output collapse, recovery can take place without credit.DocumentSustainability management and reporting: benefits for financial institutions in Developing and Emerging Economies
United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative, 2006The take up of Sustainability Management and Reporting (SMR) by financial institutions especially in developing and emerging economies is still low whilst the financial sector plays an important role in sustainable development as intermediaries to the allocation of capital.DocumentLinking trade, climate change and energy
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2006This collection of issue briefings highlights the links between international trade, climate change and energy. The report covers the following topics:DocumentUnpacking rights and wrongs: do human rights make a difference?: the case of water rights in India and South Africa
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2005This paper focuses on why poor and marginalised people still lack access to economic, social and cultural rights despite a fairly mainstream support to positive rights in mainstream development debates.DocumentThe banking system in emerging economies: how much progress has been made?
Bank for International Settlements, 2006Banking crises in emerging markets in the 1990s were associated with major macroeconomic disruptions: sharp increases in interest rates, large currency depreciations, output collapses and lasting declines in the supply of credit.Pages