Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 257
Cover Image
The expansion of regional supermarket chains and implications for local suppliers : a comparison of findings from South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
Das Nair, Reena; Chisoro, Shingie - 2016
Since the early 2000s, there has been rapid growth in the number and spread of supermarkets in southern Africa. This paper is a synthesis of key findings of studies undertaken in Botswana, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe on the expansion of supermarkets and the impact this has had on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011582501
Cover Image
Comparative approaches to key issues in the economic regulation of telecommunications markets in South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
Paelo, Anthea; Robb, Genna - 2020
African Development Community, and how this has been reflected in outcomes in terms of competition, prices, access, and … portability. While regulators in the four countries are generally implementing measures aimed at facilitating competition, the … could be much more effective at stimulating competition. Even finding data and information on regulatory policies and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012240662
Cover Image
Competitive dynamics of telecommunications markets in South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
Robb, Genna; Paelo, Anthea - 2020
suggest that regulation has often been ineffective in facilitating competition in telecommunications markets in SADC. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012240672
Cover Image
Regulatory reform for closing Africa's competitiveness gap
Kessides, Ioannis Nicolaos - 2014
Over the past decade, Africa has been experiencing an economic resurgence. Yet, the continent is facing several difficult challenges and many economies of the region continue to be among the least competitive in the world. Africa's competitiveness is adversely affected by: (i) poor regional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010358801
Cover Image
The expansion of regional supermarket chains : implications on suppliers in Botswana and South Africa
Das Nair, Reena; Chisoro, Shingie - 2017
This paper explores the effect of the spread of supermarkets on the participation of suppliers in supermarket value chains in Botswana and South Africa. Using secondary data and in-depth interviews with key players in the value chain, the paper evaluates the buyer power of supermarkets evidenced...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011595718
Cover Image
The regulation of interconnection and regulatory alignment in the Southern African Development Community
Nsomba, Grace - 2021
approaches across the SADC region to promote competition, lower prices, and innovation. This is done by investigating the … and retail prices can be observed and regulated. Direct consultation between the SACD, regulators, competition agencies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012595887
Cover Image
Understanding intra-regional transport : competition in road transportation between Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
Vilakazi, Thando; Paelo, Anthea - 2017
the structure of markets, competition, and prices and costs of road transportation between urban hubs in Malawi … and control of access to loads by large brokers continue to negatively affect competition and efficiency. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011611274
Cover Image
Towards the integration of markets : competition in road transportation of perishable goods between Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
Vilakazi, Thando; Paelo, Anthea - 2017
processed food products. This paper relies primarily on firm-level interview data to assess competition and bottlenecks in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011617300
Cover Image
The expansion of regional supermarket chains
Das Nair, Reena; Chisoro, Shingie - 2015
Over the past two decades, southern African countries have experienced rapid growth in the number and spread of supermarkets. Several factors have been attributed to this growth, including increasing urbanization, increased per capita income, the rise of the middle class, economies of scale and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011385300
Cover Image
The fruit of the vine? : an augmented endowments-inequality hypothesis and the rise of an elite in the Cape Colony
Fourie, Johan; Fintel, Dieter von - 2010
The arrival of European settlers at the Cape in 1652 marked the beginning of what would become an extremely unequal society. Comparative analysis reveals that certain endowments exist in societies that experience a 'persistence of inequality'. This paper shows that the emphasis on endowments may...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008662851