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    Rising powers in international development: the state of the debate in South Africa

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2014
    South Africa occupies an interesting position in the international development debate.
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    Political institutions and sovereign credit spreads

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2011
    Sovereign spreads are influenced by a large number of factors. The current paper assesses the impact of political factors on sovereign spreads. The paper highlights that its approach is grounded in the political constraints and accountability of the government: it argues that sovereign risk depends on the political institutions that prevail in the country.
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    Development Banks from the BRICS

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2015
    The BRIC acronym was created at the beginning of the 2000s to represent a group of four fast-growing economies –Brazil, Russia, India and China – and was changed to BRICS in December 2010 with the inclusion of South Africa.
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    Zimbabwe and South Africa: security takes precedence over economy

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015
    South Africa and its partners in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) removed Zimbabwe from its agenda following the July 2013 elections in Zimbabwe, which saw Zanu-PF return to power. The decision by SADC to end regional monitoring for Zimbabwe was based on security and political considerations that overlooked the longer-term implications of a slow economic meltdown.
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    Making AGOA Work for Africa

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015
    The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) offers duty-free access to the largest market in the world, and has the potential to be a major driving force in African development. Thus far, however, it has failed to live up to its potential.
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    South Africa, Africa, and international investment agreements: policy brief

    Centre for Conflict Resolution, University of Cape Town (UCT), 2014
    Foreign 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.
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    South Africa, Africa, and the BRICS: progress, problems, and prospects: policy brief

    Centre for Conflict Resolution, University of Cape Town (UCT), 2014
    The Centre for Conflict Resolution (CCR), Cape Town, South Africa, hosted a two-day policy advisory group seminar in Tshwane (Pretoria), South Africa, 2014.
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    South Africa and the BRICS: progress, problems, and prospects

    Centre for Conflict Resolution, University of Cape Town (UCT), 2014
    The 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.
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    The Middle Classes of India, Kenya and South Africa

    Knowledge Partnership Programme, 2014
    This report on the middle class is the outcome of a fruitful collaboration between three leading think tanks from emerging democracies. They are:
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    The Motor Industry Development Programme 1995 - 2012: what have we learned?

    Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2014
    The 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.

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