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Saturday, 01 January 2005
South Africa's Economic Development Trajectory: Implications for Skills Development
This article argues that skills development in South Africa must be aligned to the economic and political imperatives of reducing unemployment and poverty, while fostering…
- Authors Miriam Altman and Marina Mayer
- Year 2005
- Organisation Human Sciences Research Council
- Publisher Routledge: Tailor and Francis Group
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Industrial Policy Reference Resource
Thursday, 01 January 2004
Reflections on South Africa First Wave of Economic Reforms
This paper looks at economic reform against the backdrop of lower employment and increasing skill intensity of the economy and a consistently high gini-co-efficent ratio…
- Authors Rashad Cassim
- Year 2004
- Organisation UKZN
- Publisher HSRC Press
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Industrial Policy Reference Resource
Thursday, 01 January 1998
South African Industrial Policy
Many of the programmes and policies designed by the DTI represent a major departure from the policy framework used by the previous government.The previous government…
- Authors Alan Hirsch and Stephen Hanival
- Year 1998
- Organisation Department of Trade & Industry
- Publisher DTI
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Industrial Policy Reference Resource
Thursday, 01 January 1998
New Ways of Regional Economic Development
The last decade has seen a revival of regional industrial policy in the Western world. New policies have been built on recent insights into the…
- Authors Arnoud Lagendijk
- Year 1998
- Organisation University of Newcastle
- Publisher European Regional Science Association
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Industrial Policy Reference Resource
Thursday, 01 January 1998
Enterprise Clusters in Africa: On the Way to Industrialisation
Recent literature on industrial districts and enterprise clusters suggests that the grouping of enterprises into sectoral and geographic clusters gives rise to a certain collective…
- Authors Dorothy McCormick
- Year 1998
- Organisation University of Nairobi
- Publisher Institute of Development Studies
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Industrial Policy Reference Resource
Saturday, 01 January 2005
Integration Through Common Policy: Industrial Policy in SACU
Customs unions represent a form of deep economic integration. The Southern African Customs Union (SACU), comprising four small members - Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland (BLNS)…
- Authors Colin McCarthy and Dirk Hansohm
- Year 2005
- Organisation University of Stellenbosch
- Publisher Tralac
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Industrial Policy Reference Resource
Thursday, 01 January 2004
Evaluating Irish Industrial Policy in Terms of Deadweight and Displacement: A Quantitative Methodological approach
During evaluation one should consider what would have happened in the absence of assistance. To produce an assessment of this counter-factual scenario involves considering the…
- Authors Helena Lenihan
- Year 2004
- Organisation University of Limerick
- Publisher Routledge. Tailor and Francis Group
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Industrial Policy Reference Resource
Thursday, 01 January 2004
Industrial Policy and Global Big Business Revolution: The Case of the Chinese Coal Industry
China has actively implemented an industrial policy during the last two decades. However, despite important progress, the overall result is rather disappointing. Should China continue…
- Authors Peter Nolan and Huaichuan Rui
- Year 2004
- Organisation University of Cambridge
- Publisher Routledge. Tailor and Francis Group
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Industrial Policy Reference Resource
Sunday, 01 January 1995
The Coherence of EU Trade, Competition, and Industry Policies in the High Tech Sector: The Case of the Telecoms Services Sector
This paper assesses the coherence of industrial policy, competition policy and trade policy in the European Union (EU). This assessment is undertaken from the perspective…
- Authors Dominique Foray, Pauline Rutsaert and Luc Soete
- Year 1995
- Organisation Tinbergen Institute
- Publisher Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology
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Industrial Policy Reference Resource
Wednesday, 01 January 1997
Linkages and Industrial Policy for Eastern Europe
It is argued that industrial policy for Eastern Europe is required to reduce the social costs of transition. The proposed industrial policy is based on…
- Authors Subrata Ghatak and Barbara Roberts
- Year 1997
- Organisation University of Leicester
- Publisher Routledge. Tailor and Francis Group
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Industrial Policy Reference Resource
Thursday, 01 January 2004
Kenya: Formulation and Implementation of Strategic Trade and Industrial Policies
This paper traces the evolution of the policy environment in Kenya with specific reference to strategic trade and industrial policies. It examines the role of…
- Authors Gerrishon K. Ikiara, Joshua Olewe-Nyunya and Walter Odhiambo
- Year 2004
- Organisation The International Development Research Centre
- Publisher IDRC/CRDI
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Industrial Policy Reference Resource
Friday, 01 January 1999
Uganda: Strategic Trade and Industry Policy-Making in Africa
With the exception of a few countries, the post-independence development of Sub-Saharan Africa has been disappointing. In most countries, the growth of national income has…
- Authors Tenkir Bonger
- Year 1999
- Organisation The International Development Research Centre
- Publisher IDRC/CRDI
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Industrial Policy Reference Resource
Tuesday, 01 January 2002
The Status of B2B E-Commerce in the South African Manufacturing Sector: Evolutionary or Revolutionary?
While B2B e-commerce represents a major technological innovation and marks a significant development in organisational interconnectivity (i.e., the ability to network both internally and externally),…
- Authors Sagren Moodley
- Year 2002
- Organisation University of Witwatersrand
- Publisher IDRC/CRDI
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Industrial Policy Reference Resource
Thursday, 01 January 2004
Nigeria: The Political Economy of the Policy Process, Policy Choice and Implementation
Nigeria's experience with external trade and industrialisation is a classic case of tragedy. Since independence the country has experienced rapid de-industrialisation, continuing loss of market…
- Authors N. I. Ikpeze, C. C. Soludo and N. N. Elekwa
- Year 2004
- Organisation The International Development Research Centre
- Publisher IDRC/CRDI
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Industrial Policy Reference Resource
Monday, 01 January 2001
Industrial Strategy: The Sector Job Summit
The post-apartheid 'economic miracle' has not happened. Job losses are reaching astronomical proportions. While the current Budget is expansionary, it will not lead to the…
- Authors David Jarvis
- Year 2001
- Organisation Naledi
- Publisher Naledi
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Industrial Policy Reference Resource
Monday, 01 January 2001
Driving Competitiveness: An Integrated Industrial Strategy for Sustainable Employment and Growth
This document adopts the DPE's assumption that competition will almost inevitably ensure more efficient and effective service delivery. The principal insight underlying the DTI's industrial…
- Authors DTI
- Year 2001
- Organisation DTI
- Publisher DTI
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Industrial Policy Reference Resource
Wednesday, 01 January 1997
A Framework: Trade and Industry Policy
A Framework: Numsa 1. Believes that to reconstruct and develop the economy requires an interventionist state especially with regard to industry and trade policy. 2.…
- Authors NUMSA
- Year 1997
- Organisation NUMSA
- Publisher NUMSA
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Industrial Policy Reference Resource
Wednesday, 01 January 2003
Accelerating Growth and Development. The Contribution of an Integrated Manufacturing Strategy
South Africa needs an economy that can sustainably meet the needs of all its economic citizens - both its people and their enterprises. This implies…
- Authors DTI
- Year 2003
- Organisation DTI
- Publisher DTI
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Industrial Policy Reference Resource
Friday, 01 January 1999
Is Industrial Development an Effective Local Economic Development Strategy? The Case of Port Elizabeth-Uitenhage
While the South African industrial sector has recently begun to recover from a long period of stagnation, it has failed to create employment. This is…
- Authors Tamzyn Dorfling
- Year 1999
- Organisation Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
- Publisher Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
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Industrial Policy Reference Resource
Tuesday, 01 January 2002
From Import Substitution to Export Promotion: Driving the South African Motor Industry
Exports and foreign investment in the South African motor industry have been growing rapidly. The Motor Industry Development Program (MIDP) has been a crucial factor…
- Authors Frank Flatters
- Year 2002
- Organisation USAID
- Publisher TSG
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Industrial Policy Reference Resource