Past Projects
Inequality and Economic Inclusion
27 January 2016
A perfect storm: Migrancy and mining in the North West province
The roots of the industrial conflict in the North West province platinum mining belt in 2012 that led to the Marikana massacre cannot be found in the normal narrative of low wages and circular migrant labour entrenched under apartheid. Although…
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15 October 2014
Manufacturing employment and equality in South Africa
In 2014, South Africa remained one of the most unequal countries in the world, an outlier by global standards in terms of both overall inequality as measured by the Gini coefficient and levels of joblessness. For proponents of industrialisation as…
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Inequality and Economic Inclusion
29 October 2012
Working Paper Series 2012-02 Green Economy Policy Framework and Employment Opportunity: A South African Case Study
In 2012, South Africa remains faced with the triple developmental challenge of unemployment, poverty and inequality. In addition, the country's current economic growth model is heavily resource and energy-intensive, aggravating pressures on the environment and the threat of climate change.…
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26 February 2007
Changes in HIV/AIDS knowledge and testing behavior in Africa: How much and for whom?
AIDS has had its most devastating impacts in Africa and the prevalence of the disease continues to rise in most African countries. With a feasible vaccine still years away, reduction in risk behaviors remains the only way to reverse the…
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31 January 2007
The impacts of globalisation and liberalisation on inequality
Description In his paper, Albert Berry - professor of economics and director of the Latin American programme at the Centre for International Studies of the University of Toronto - identifies the impacts of globalisation and liberalisation on inequality. He finds…
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