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South Africa, Africa, and international investment agreements: policy brief
Centre for Conflict Resolution, University of Cape Town (UCT), 2014Foreign direct investment is important for economic development, helping host countries to generate inflows of capital and finance; technological innovation; managerial best practices; and access to global market.DocumentSouth Africa, Africa, and the BRICS: progress, problems, and prospects: policy brief
Centre for Conflict Resolution, University of Cape Town (UCT), 2014The Centre for Conflict Resolution (CCR), Cape Town, South Africa, hosted a two-day policy advisory group seminar in Tshwane (Pretoria), South Africa, 2014.DocumentSouth Africa and the BRICS: progress, problems, and prospects
Centre for Conflict Resolution, University of Cape Town (UCT), 2014The BRICS countries played a pivotal role in enabling other developing and emerging economies to weather the impact of the global financial crisis of 2008–2009. Participation in the BRICS grouping offers an opportunity for South Africa to deepen and broaden its bilateral engagement with Brazil, Russia, India, and China.DocumentThe Motor Industry Development Programme 1995 - 2012: what have we learned?
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2014The Motor Industry Development Programme (MIDP) has been one of the most significant industrial policy interventions since 1994, both because of the powerful incentive structure it established and because of the sheer size of the industry it impacted.DocumentAn assessment of opportunities for local production of construction and building materials using the South African public housing delivery programme as a procurement lever
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2014The objective of this study is to review challenges and opportunities in the delivery of the public housing programme. The focus is on assessing opportunities for local production and manufacturing of construction materials.DocumentMoving from ‘anti-development ’ microcredit to a ‘developmental’ local financial system in South Africa
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2014It increasingly recognised around the world that an effective local financial system is a pivotal prerequisite for sustainable bottom-up local economic and Industrial SME development. Put very simply, a local economy requires a local financial system capable of intermediating scarce financial and other resources into the highest productivity uses.DocumentAdvanced manufacturing and jobs in South Africa: an examination of perceptions and trends
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2014Advanced manufacturing has been recognised globally as important to reverse de--industrialisation and to create decent, well-paying jobs. However, lingering perceptions regarding the negative correlation of advanced manufacturing and technological advancement on employment creates resistance to the adoption of advanced manufacturing practices by industry.DocumentThe challenges to reversing the decline of the apparel sector in South Africa
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2014Industrial development and export diversification of manufacturing activities is a major development objective for developing countries (LDCs). The apparel sector has traditionally been a gateway to export diversification for LDCs and is generally regarded as a first step for embarking on an export-oriented industrialisation process.DocumentTechnology intensive manufacturing and innovation in South Africa: a comparison with the BRIC countries and an emprical examination of technology based firms
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2014There is considerable interest in the economic progress of the BRICS and in their capacity to enter into more technologically demanding activities. But, there is considerable variation in the rate of innovation as between the BRICS.DocumentAnalysis of export and employment opportunities for the South African manufacturing industry
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2014The South African government recognises the importance of promoting manufactured exports as a means of ensuring sustainable economic growth and job creation.Pages