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Sectoral engines of growth in South Africa: An analysis of services and manufacturing

Tregenna, Fiona - 2008

Manufacturing has traditionally been regarded in the development literature as having special growth-pulling or growth … been growing. This study focuses on the Hirschmanian channels through which sectoral growth can lead or support aggregate … economic growth, using input-output tables to investigate intersectoral linkages in the South African economy. Manufacturing is …

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On the arbitrariness and robustness of multi-dimensional poverty rankings

Qizilbash, Mozaffar - 2004

It is often argued that multi-dimensional measures of well-being and poverty—such as those based on the capability …-provincial ranking of poverty in South Africa in 1995-6. It turns out that this ranking is fairly robust, and that some important policy …-relevant results about the distinction between ‘income’/‘expenditure’ and ‘human’ poverty for the South African context are reinforced …

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Structural change, technology and economic growth: Brazil and the CIBS in a comparative perspective

Cimoli, Mario; Pereira, Wellington; Porcile, Gabriel; … - 2008

Schumepterian growth theory stresses the role of structural change in long run growth. Countries which increase the … less dynamic growth performance since the 1980s. …

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Export diversification and specialization in South Africa: Extent and impact

Naudé, Wim; Rossouw, Riaan - 2008

diversification results in higher GDP growth and employment. The main channel for this observation is that greater export …

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What lessons have been learnt since the East Asian Crisis in 1997/98? CIBS, capital flows and exchange rates

Pircher, Marion - 2008

This paper discusses the movement of capital flows to and from the exchange rate regimes and monetary policies of China, India, Brazil, and South Africa (CIBS). Furthermore, we compare the level of financial stability, and the composition and duration of capital flows of the countries on a...

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Measuring the vulnerability of subnational regions

Naudé, Wim; McGillivray, Mark; Rossouw, Stephanié - 2008

A small but growing literature has been concerned about the economic (and environmental) vulnerability on the level of countries. Less attention is paid to the economic vulnerability of different regions within countries. By focusing on the vulnerability of subnational regions, our paper...

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Developing and harnessing software technology in the South: The roles of China, India, Brazil and South Africa

Ojo, Adegboyega; Janowski, Tomasz; Basanya, Rilwan; … - 2008

Software technology is gaining prominence in national information technology (IT) strategies due to its huge potential for socioeconomic development, particularly through the support it provides in the productive sectors of the economy, delivery of public services and engagement of citizens. In...

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Post-apartheid South Africa: An economic success story?

Lundahl, Mats; Petersson, Lennart - 2009

policy documents, and examines to what extent their objectives have been met. It highlights poverty reduction and …

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The determinants of regional manufactured exports from a developing country

Matthee, Marianne; Naudé, Wim - 2007

In this paper, the question of the location of exporters of manufactured goods within a country is investigated. Based on insights from new trade theory, the new economic geography (NEG) and gravity-equation modelling, an empirical model is specified with agglomeration and increasing returns...

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The geographical location of manufacturing exporters in South Africa

Naudé, Wim; Matthee, Marianne - 2007

This paper provides empirical evidence on the location of export-oriented manufacturing firms in Africa (South Africa), and on how the patterns of location has changed over the past decade after the country embarked on trade liberalization. It is found that (a) the proximity to a port is an...

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