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An 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.DocumentMoving from ‘anti-development ’ microcredit to a ‘developmental’ local financial system in South Africa
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2014It increasingly recognised around the world that an effective local financial system is a pivotal prerequisite for sustainable bottom-up local economic and Industrial SME development. Put very simply, a local economy requires a local financial system capable of intermediating scarce financial and other resources into the highest productivity uses.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.DocumentAnchoring growth and employment: the interaction between manufacturing and services in South Africa
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2014Manufacturing has been identified as a key marker for growth and employment driver in South Africa. Yet the sector itself is no longer a major source of employment creation internationally. Using cointegration, this paper assesses the relative importance of manufacturing and service sectors in achieving long term growth and employment objectives in South Africa.DocumentThe challenges to reversing the decline of the apparel sector in South Africa
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2014Industrial 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.DocumentAnalysis of export and employment opportunities for the South African manufacturing industry
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2014The South African government recognises the importance of promoting manufactured exports as a means of ensuring sustainable economic growth and job creation.DocumentWho benefits from South Africa’s bilateral trade agreements?
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2008Trade 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.DocumentSynthesis report on current and emerging youth policies and initiatives with links to agriculture: the case of Malawi, Mauritius, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania and Zimbabwe
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2012Sub–Saharan African (SSA) countries have a unique population profile, with 44 percent of its population being under the age of 15, making it the youngest region of the world.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.DocumentInertia, equity and ingenuity: mapping opportunities in South Africa's green economy
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2010As 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.Pages