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African Economic Outlook 2003/2004
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2004The third edition of the African Economic Outlook assesses recent economic changes and likely evolutions and challenges on the continent.DocumentEnhancing the competitiveness and productivity of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in Africa: an analysis of differential roles of national governments through improved support services
Council for the Development of Economic and Social Research in Africa, 2002This paper studies the role of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in African development, the constraints that currently hamper their ability to fulfil this role, and measures which could enhance their competitiveness and effectiveness.DocumentGovernment spending on children in MTEF 2004/05: spotlighting social development programmes
Institute for Democracy in South Africa, 2004This brief focuses on child specific government programmes financed and administered by the provincial social development departments within the South African government.DocumentAvailability, access and usability of land for urban agriculture
RUAF Urban Agriculture Magazine, 2003The report by the Urban Agriculture Magazine draws on numerous case studies from around the world in discussing issues of availability, access and usability of land for urban agriculture.Rapid urbanisation has lead to an increasing demand for urban agricultural land.DocumentBudgeting for HIV/AIDS in South Africa
Institute for Democracy in South Africa, 2003This report from IDASA's Budget Information Service analyses budget allocations and funding flows from the national fiscus for HIV/AIDS interventions. It investigates the best way to deliver funds to the provinces of South Africa to tackle HIV/AIDS.DocumentThe use of "asset swaps" by institutional investors in South Africa
World Bank, 2003Developing countries’ restrictions on international investment are designed to protect foreign exchange reserves and limit capital flight, but also have the effect of preventing institutional investors such as pension funds and insurance companies from diversifying their country risk.This paper argues that for developing countries, asset swaps, whereby institutional investors agree to swap theDocumentLand theme paper (sustainable livelihoods)
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2000This paper examines the challenges of institutional, organisational and policy reform around land in Southern Africa. It analyses the land situation in South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, and identifies key issues for further research in each of these countries. Findings include:DocumentThe currency premium and local-currency denominated debt costs in South Africa
OECD Development Centre, 2004This paper aims at identifying the determinants of South African currency premia, which usually form an important element of debt cost in developing countries, in order to assess the scope of South African economic policies for narrowing the spread on local-currency denominated debt.The paper argues that South Africa is one among very few emerging economies able to borrow long-term domesticallyDocumentTransforming roles but not reality? Private sector and community involvement in tourism and forestry development on the Wild Coast, South Africa
Environment Team, IDS Sussex, 2003This paper reviews the changing roles of private sector and local residents in tourism and forestry development, looking both at what is envisaged in policies and plans, and what is emerging, taking the Wild Coast, South Africa as a case study.Main findings include:policy attention is focusing on wilderness, tourism, and forestry assets as opportunities for investment led economic growtDocumentPrivate sector participation in water supply: too fast, too soon?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002Is water privatisation being over-promoted? Is private sector participation (PSP) in its current forms likely to promote the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals to provide the poor with reliable, affordable and sustainable, safe drinking water? How do members of poor communities affected by the process judge PSP?Pages
