Abstract The sub-optimal savings propensity in South Africa the past three decades causes concern for the ability of … Africa may assist in understanding the historical roots of the phenomenon. Apart from general descriptions of the nature of … history literature on the colonial past of South Africa by using newly compiled data on the GDP of the Cape Colony during the …

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Economic Theory recognises that MNEs can benefit from economic growth in developing countries … wages by MNEs to retain good labourers. All of these benefits can be important for Africa, the world's poorest continent, in … FDI flows destined for Africa. In this line the present paper presents results from an empirical survey of German firms in …

The aim of this paper is to assess which factors impact the development of early-stage venture capital in South Africa …. Factors identified for other markets and countries are explored and their relative importance in South Africa determined from …, certain measures are proposed that can enhance the development of early-stage venture capital in South Africa such as engaging …

This paper will attempt to provide a comprehensive answer to the complex issue of development in sub-Saharan Africa by … Adjustment Programmes. Since the 1980s, international financial institutions have imposed foreign direct investment as the main …

(competitive) obstacles to innovation; and strengthening the knowledge base through investment in education, research and … industrial sites in Africa. …

Our generation is experiencing the greatest demographic transition and Africa is at the center of it. There is mounting … long-run perspective by assessing the relationships among population growth and a plethora of investment dynamics: public … findings reveal a long-run positive causal linkage from population growth to only public investment. But for domestic …