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Urban landmark land release assessment tool: Pennyville case study report
Urban LandMark, 2011This paper indicates that a land-release assessment (LRA) model was developed in South Africa and used to assess the cost effectiveness of several case-studies in Western Cape. The paper particularly focuses on the case of Pennyville, and visits the results of the LRA model and presents an analysis of the results.DocumentNational Development Banks in the BRICS: Lessons for the Post-2015 Development Finance Framework
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2015In 2015, the framework to succeed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will be agreed. As described in the outcome document of the United Nations (UN) Rio+20 conference, The Future We Want, the mobilisation and effective use of stable, sufficient and suitable development finance must be a crucial part of this framework.DocumentThe BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement and its position in the emerging global financial architecture
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015In its present shape and size the BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA) should be regarded as symbolic and exploratory rather than as a substantive challenger to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).DocumentBRICS Insights 6: BRICS in their regions: exploring the roles of regional finance
Global Economic Governance Africa, 2015The diversity of sources of international development finance has increased dramatically in recent years. The large emerging powers of BRICS are central contributors to this phenomenon. While they have provided international finance for decades, the quantity and ambition of this finance have seen real advances since 2000. Yet little is known about the details of this lending.DocumentBRICS Insights 3: The rise of development finance institutions South Africa, BRICS and regional strategy
Global Economic Governance Africa, 2015In contrast to the normative edge to South Africa’s foreign policy under former president Nelson Mandela and the focus on Africanism under former president Thabo Mbeki, foreign policy has taken a hard-edged posture under President Jacob Zuma’s administration.DocumentBRICS Insights 2: New South–South co-operation and the BRICS New Development Bank
Global Economic Governance Africa, 2015The establishment of the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) marks a milestone in BRICS co-operation and is a symbolic achievement in the reform of global financial governance. It will help to promote the financing of infrastructure among developing countries, improve global governance and propel the revival of the global economy.DocumentIncreased Chinese engagement in South Africa’s economy – strategies, opportunities and future implications
Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch, 2015China and South Africa’s relationship has deepened in recent years. Extensive political structures, such as South Africa’s Comprehensive Strategic Partnership agreement with China, provide opportunities for bettering local development.DocumentRising powers in international development: the state of the debate in South Africa
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2014South Africa occupies an interesting position in the international development debate.DocumentRaising domestic resources for health: can tax revenue help fund Universal Health Coverage?
Resilient and Responsive Health Systems, 2015For countries that aspire to achieve the goal of Universal Health Coverage, the question of how to increase funding for health is of fundamental importance. One way of increasing revenue is through improved tax collection and larger total government budgets.DocumentUrban Landmark land release: assessment tool: Cosmo City case study report
Urban LandMark, 2011This paper indicates that in order to evaluate the cost effectiveness of public land release in South Africa, a Land Release Assessment (LRA) model was developed and used to assess case studies in the Western Cape. The report focuses particularly on the case Cosmo City, and reviews the results of the LRA model and an analysis of the results.Pages