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    The challenges to reversing the decline of the apparel sector in South Africa

    Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2014
    Industrial 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.
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    Who benefits from South Africa’s bilateral trade agreements?

    Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2008
    Trade liberal is ation is a key component of South Africa’s post-Apartheid development strategy, aimed at accelerating growth and creating employment. There is evidence suggesting that multilateral reforms over the last decade have been successful.
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    Inertia, equity and ingenuity: mapping opportunities in South Africa's green economy

    Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2010
    As with preceding notions of economic opportunity such as “industrial conglomeration”, “local economic development” and the “digital economy”, the “green economy” runs the risk of becoming a fad, especially if viewed as something distinct from conventional economic theory.
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    How the state and private sector can partner to boost support to SMEs: Lessons from Chile & Malaysia

    Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2012
    For South Africa, the promotion of small businesses remains key to creating jobs and a more equitable economy. Evidence from Chile and Malaysia – both countries with similar emerging economies as South Africa - reveals that by partnering to provide finance and business support, the government and the private sector can boost support to small businesses.
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    The geographic designation of Special Economic Zones

    Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2014
    Special economic zones (SEZs) emerged internationally as a policy to support industrial development in particular by providing for the introduction of targeted incentives and infrastructure. Internationally, despite their name, they are often effectively delinked from specific geographic areas in order to achieve these aims.
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    South Africa’s developmental state makeover

    Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2010
    This paper highlights ten key features of the Developmental State (DS) growth model by contrasting economic and institutional trends between China (and East Asia more generally) and South Africa.
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    South Africa’s super-exporters

    Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2014
    The export market offers an opportunity for South African firms to grow beyond the limitations of the local market, and employ more people. Exporting encourages innovation (through international competition) and leads to improved product quality. 
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    Internationalising higher education in Southern Africa with South Africa as the major exporter

    Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2011
    South Africa is the major exporter of higher education services in the SADC region and has managed to position itself as the major destination for international students in the SADC region and in Africa as a whole. South African Universities have also adopted policies to internationalise the educational system, hence transferring South Africa into the educational hub of Southern Africa.
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    The policy case for a tailor-made indicator of sustainable development for South Africa

    Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2012
    South Africa reflects many of the world’s sustainability problems. Gains from the rise in commodity prices and debt-fueled, consumption-led growth have masked issues such as rising costs and declining competitiveness of the economy.
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    South Africa’s relations with China and Taiwan: economic realism and the ‘One China’ doctrine - Policy Brief

    Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch, 2014
    In 1998, after the fall of apartheid, South Africa commenced diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). This ‘normalisation’ of South Africa’s China policy came with a condition to recognise Beijing’s ‘One China’ policy proclaiming Taiwan an inalienable part of China.

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