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Enhancing competition in a post-revolutionary Arab context: does the Turkish experience provide any lessons?
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2012The purpose of this paper is to explore the possible role of the regulatory environment in enhancing competition in the post-revolutionary Arab societies, drawing on the experience of Turkey in the last decade.DocumentA pocket of stability: understanding Somaliland
African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2011On 18 May 2011 the self-proclaimed and unrecognised state of Somaliland celebrated its twentieth year of de facto independence from the Somali Republic. Emerging after the collapsed Siad Barre regime in 1991, Somaliland has developed into one of the Horn of Africa’s most stable democracies.DocumentMediating a convoluted conflict: South Africa’s approach to the inter-party negotiations in Zimbabwe
African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2013In the late 1990s, Zimbabwe became trapped in a ditch of multifaceted crises that were pronounced in the contest for political power between the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).DocumentPerpetuation of instability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: When the Kivus sneeze, Kinshasa catches a cold
African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2014The current instability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can be traced back to late former President Mobutu Sese Seko’s rule during the late 1980s. The country’s economic depression was exacerbated by the end of the Cold War in 1991, leading to disengagement with the international economic and political system.DocumentInequality, unemployment and poverty in South Africa
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2008It is well-known that the levels of both inequality and unemployment in South Africa are amongst the highest in the world. While some relationship between inequality and unemployment would be expected, it is unclear a priori quite how these affect each other, and how this relationship has changed over time.DocumentGovernance and governability: wWhat are the challenges for an inclusive city?
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2008In discussing the relationship between governance and inclusivity this paper’s central argument is that unless there is an ability to build a responsive government at all spheres than there is no connection between the two. The ability of the state to respond to the citizenry requires that it can match the supply of goods and services to their political, social, and economic demands.DocumentChallenges of inclusive cities: making urban spaces and places for all
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2008This paper looks at the duality of urban contexts in South Africa that is of unprecedented opulence on the one hand and remarkable deprivation on the other.DocumentRule of law in Malawi: the road to recovery
Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2012The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) visited Malawi in January 2012, in a context where the state of governance and the rule of law was a cause for concern.DocumentPre-trial detention in Malawi: understanding caseflow management and conditions of incarceration
Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2011Like elsewhere in Africa, the excessive and extended use of pre-trial detention in Malawi is symptomatic of failings in the criminal justice systems relating to the effective and efficient management of case flow.DocumentPre-trial detention in Zambia: understanding caseflow management and conditions of incarceration
Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2011Like elsewhere in Africa, the excessive and extended use of pre-trial detention in Zambia is symptomatic of failings in the criminal justice systems relating to the effective and efficient management of case flow.Pages