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Product market competition, productivity, and jobs : the case of South Africa

Dauda, Seidu; Nyman, Sara; Cassim, Aalia - 2019

. However, there has been little evidence on what drives market power and the impact of the degree of competition in South …-level determinants of the estimated markups and assesses the link between competition and firm-level outcomes, including productivity … South Africa, even after controlling for efficiency. Moreover, lower product market competition has a significant, negative …

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Forty Years of Reform and Poverty Reduction : Remarks at the International Forum on China's Reform and Opening Up and Poverty Reduction

Kim, Jim Yong - 2018

Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, spoke about the following: i) understand China's journey and get the historical record right; ii) understand China's past reforms, because they are important for future reforms; iii) understanding China's reforms is increasingly important for the...

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The South Africa Agriculture Public Expenditure Review

Liebenberg, Frikkie - 2015

This South African Agricultural Public Expenditure Review (AgPer) is one of a series of similar studies undertaken in several countries in Sub-Saharan Africa under the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) of the African Union's (AU) New Partnership for Africa's...

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Managing Contingent Liabilities in Public-Private Partnerships : Practice in Australia, Chile, and South Africa

Irwin, Timothy - 2010

Contingent liabilities create management problems for governments. They have a cost, but judging what the cost is and whether it is worth incurring is difficult. Except in the case of contingent liabilities created by simple guarantees of debt, governments usually can incur contingent...

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A Case Study on the Development of Technical Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Reporting in South Africa

Partnership for Market Readiness - 2016

South Africa has a comprehensive climate change response strategy to support the transition to a low carbon economy and a climate-resilient society. Improving the national Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventory and implementing a carbon tax are but two elements that form part of this transition....

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Experience in Developing Legislation to Support South Africa's Mandatory GHG Emissions Reporting Program and National Inventory Data Flow

Partnership for Market Readiness - 2016

South Africa's National Climate Change Response Policy (NCCRP) sets out a number of key goals. Reaching these goals will enable South Africa to meet its commitments under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). They key elements that will ensure South Africa can...

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Evaluation of the National Adherence Guidelines for Chronic Diseases in South Africa : Healthcare Provider Perspectives on Different Care Models, 2017

World Bank Group - 2017

This report presents the result of the qualitative evaluation to understand the implementation of five adherence interventions from the provider perspective in four South African provinces. The research is part of the evaluation of the new Adherence Guidelines for HIV, TB and other chronic...

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Evaluation of the National Adherence Guidelines for Chronic Diseases in South Africa : Patient Perspectives on Differentiated Care Models, 2017

World Bank Group - 2017

This report presents the result of the qualitative evaluation to understand the implementation of five adherence interventions from the patient perspective in four South African provinces. The research is part of the evaluation of the new Adherence Guidelines for HIV, TB and other chronic...

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Long-Run Impacts of Increasing Tobacco Taxes : Evidence from South Africa

Fuchs, Alan - 2018

Tobacco taxes are considered an effective policy tool to reduce tobacco consumption and produce long-run benefits that outweigh the costs associated with a price increase. Through this policy, some of the most adverse effects and economic costs of smoking can be reduced, including shorter life...

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Overcoming Poverty and Inequality in South Africa : An Assessment of Drivers, Constraints and Opportunities

World Bank Group - 2018

This report documents the progress South Africa has made in reducing poverty and inequality since the end of apartheid in 1994, with a focus on the period between 2006 and 2015. The main conclusions are as follows: First, by any measure, South Africa is one of the most unequal countries in the...

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