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India's Coal supply security: pushing iImports at the expense of domestic reforms?
Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2014Coal India Ltd. (CIL) has not been able to supply the committed quantity of coal to the power producers, forcing them to source coal from other countries. Apart from this, many coal blocks which should have been in operation by now are yet to come on-stream. If these blocks come into operation, India’s coal imports would reduce substantially.DocumentCan the employment impacts of manufacturing extension Help counter inequality? Lessons for developing nations from the U.S. experience
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2014United States manufacturing firms employ over 13 million people and make $1.6 trillion worth of goods a year. Manufacturing accounts for more than 80% of all U.S. exports and roughly two-thirds of total U.S. research and development expenditures. Yet over 85% of manufacturing jobs are in establishments with fewer than 50 employees.DocumentThe Motor Industry Development Programme 1995 - 2012: what have we learned?
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2014The 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.DocumentAfrican industrialisation: is global value chain development the answer?
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2014Industrialisation and industrial policy have been recently returned to policy debate in sub-saharan Africa following a hiatus for some three decades since the implementation of Structural Adjustment Programmes in the wake of the debt crisis.DocumentAn assessment of opportunities for local production of construction and building materials using the South African public housing delivery programme as a procurement lever
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2014The objective of this study is to review challenges and opportunities in the delivery of the public housing programme. The focus is on assessing opportunities for local production and manufacturing of construction materials.DocumentAdvanced manufacturing and jobs in South Africa: an examination of perceptions and trends
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2014Advanced manufacturing has been recognised globally as important to reverse de--industrialisation and to create decent, well-paying jobs. However, lingering perceptions regarding the negative correlation of advanced manufacturing and technological advancement on employment creates resistance to the adoption of advanced manufacturing practices by industry.DocumentThe potential of using an input voucher system to integrate the commercial and non-commercial input distribution systems in the Southern African Development Community
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2007Smallholder farmers in southern Africa use low purchased-in-put technologies and as a result, produce low yields and face chronic food insecurity for two to five months of the year. The problems such households face are compounded by natural calamities such as droughts and floods.DocumentAn empirical assessment of the impact of trade liberalization on employment in South Africa
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2010This study seeks to model the effects of trade on employment in South Africa in a Labour Demand framework. The study uses aggregated data, as opposed to a number of studies that have used either factor content or growth accounting approaches.DocumentBotswana’s export and competitiveness policy and non-traditional exporting firms
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2011The paper considers whether there is anyhing in the current competitiveness strategy that will assist firms in meeting the challenges of production in a small landlocked country like Botswana.DocumentThe effects of the European Union-imposed livestock identification and traceback system on Botswana’s beef exports and rural poverty
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2011In 1997 the EU introduced a requirement that beef imports be traceable through a computerised system. To ensure continued access to the EU market, Botswana introduced the livestock identification and traceback system (LITS).Pages