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  Foreign direct investment by African countries

  Overseas Development Institute, 2005

  Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from developing countries has risen sharply over the past two decades. Most FDI has been by Asian firms establishing footholds in other Asian countries but there has also been investment in developed countries such as the European Union. However, with the exception of South African investment, there is little FDI stemming from Sub-Saharan Africa.
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  Down the plughole: why bringing water into WTO services negotiations would unleash a development disaster

  ActionAid International, 2005

  Poor countries are under intense pressure in the World Trade Organization's GATS negotiations to open their service markets and "progressively liberalise" key sectors – such as water delivery – to foreign corporations.
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  Globalisation, education and training: insights from the South African automotive sector

  Overseas Development Institute, 2005

  Through an examination of skills development within the South African automotive industry (focusing particularly on the cases of DaimlerChrysler South Africa and BMW South Africa) the author seeks to shed further light on the broader debate on the relationship between globalisation and education and training.
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  Perpetuating poverty in sub-Saharan Africa: how African political elites undermine entrepreneurship and economic development

  International Policy Network, 2005

  This paper argues that Africa's political elites have driven their countries' economies backwards, by misusing the economic surplus generated by the continent over the past 40 years.
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  Counting the cost of red tape for business in South Africa

  Strategic Business Partnerships for Growth in Africa, 2005

  This report assesses the cost of regulations for businesses in South Africa.
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  Linking policies and budgets: implementing medium term expenditure frameworks in a PRSP context

  Overseas Development Institute, 2005

  This briefing paper focuses on the effectiveness of Medium Term Expenditure Frameworks (MTEFs) in offering a more practical approach to the implementation of the strategies laid out in the PRSPs (Povery Reduction Strategy Papers). It is based on nine country case studies which investigated the experience of implementing MTEFs in a PRSP context.
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  Nine African budget transparency and participation case studies

  Institute for Democracy in South Africa, 2005

  The findings from this study explore budget transparency from the ordinary citizen's perspective. It sheds some light on information required to engage meaningfully with budgetary and other decisions involving public resources from the ordinary citizen's perspective.
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  The GATS, South African local governments and water services

  Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2005

  This briefing paper provides background information on the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) agreement.
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  Gender and budget 2005

  International Budget Partnership, 2005

  This paper examines gender equity within the 2005 South African budget. The authors highlight that women and girls are often most vulnerable to conditions like HIV/AIDS and poverty, but that programmes to address these conditions will fail without a significant earmarking of funds.
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  Financial diaries: investigating the financial lives of the poor in South Africa

  Financial Diaries, 2005

  This brief presents findings from a study into the financial lives of the poor in South Africa. It aims to contribute to understanding how formal and informal financial instruments are used in the struggle against poverty.

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