Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Recent Submissions
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Identifying realistic export opportunities for Rwanda based on the TRADE-DSM approach
(International Growth Centre, 2017)Stimulating new exports is one of the most efficient ways that policymakers can drive structural transformation, by transferring resources from traditional activities to these new ones with the aim of uplifting and advancing ... -
Using a decision support model to identify export opportunities
(International Growth Centre, 2017)The main objective of this study is to identify new opportunities for exporting Rwandan goods and services using an alternative approach (also endorsed by the World Trade Organisation (WTO)) and tool called the ‘Decision ... -
The impact of the recycling industry on poverty levels in South Africa’s informal economy: a case study of waste pickers in Pretoria
(2016)South Africa is gripped by high and rising levels of unemployment and poverty, which have conspired to create a society that is one of the most unequal in the world today. This is not helped by the fact that the troubled ... -
Realising the potential of services SMEs in developing economies
(International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), 2017)The tremendous technological advances that have taken place in recent years have created a new kind of world – one in which production processes are increasingly being split up and outsourced to different countries that ... -
Linking export opportunities of products and services: the case of South Africa
(2012)Trade in services has been playing an increasingly important role in the economic growth and development of many countries. In addition it has been found that services trade is more crisis-resilient than goods trade, leading ... -
Export market selection methods and the identification of realistic export opportunities for South Africa using a decision support model
(2009)Market selection methods, of which a vast number exist, are a critical tool in firms’ and government’s policy, planning and budgeting processes. To this end, the primary aim of this paper is to determine the international ... -
Implications of BREXIT
(2016)'BREXIT' - the exit of Britain (or the United Kingdom) from the European Union (EU) membership as a result of a national referendum on the issue on June 23, 2016. -
BREXIT - change is in the air
(2016)In our July article we shared some thoughts on implications for South Africa - and specifically agricultural exports, of the 'BREXIT' - the exit of Britain (or the United Kingdom) from the European Union (EU) membership ... -
Analysis of export and employment opportunities for the South African manufacturing industry
(2015)The South African government recognises the importance of promoting manufactured exports as a means of ensuring sustainable economic growth and job creation. However, export promotion organisations have limited resources ... -
Competitive intelligence in a foreign environment: German and Canadian firms compared
(Physica-Verlag HD, 2005)The objective of this chapter was to examine the intelligence practices of German MNE's and contrast these to those found in Canadian and U.S. studies. Taking into consideration the caveats involved in the comparison of ... -
Streamlining South Africa’s export development efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa: a decision support model approach
(WTO, 2016)Given its abundant natural resources and accelerating consumer-driven growth, sub-Saharan Africa has much to offer investors and traders. Yet the region remains weakly integrated into global and regional value chains, due ... -
Export promotion: a decision support model approach
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Agricultural export patterns from Africa to the European Union: exploring non-tariff measures, product relatedness, and market size
(WTO, 2018)For many years, the European Union has been an important market for agricultural products from Africa. However, African agricultural exporters have often found the European market difficult to access because of a raft of ... -
Southern Africa and the digital challenge: how the G20 can influence a digital turnaround in the region
(ICTSD, 2018)The economies of southern Africa all face significant development challenges, not helped by the fact that many of these countries are ill-prepared for the demands of the rapidly advancing digital era. Given its heterogeneous ... -
Suid-Afrika - onder druk van toenemende mededinging
(GKSA, 2002)Suid-Afrika is weer onlangs saam met 48 lande deur die Institute for Management Development (IMD) in 'n mededingendheidsrangorde geplaas. Dié lande se vermoë om 'n omgewing te skep om te kan meeding, is aan die hand van ... -
Are digital advances and inclusive growth compatible goals? Implications for trade policy in developing countries
(WTO, 2019)Can the digital economy help to alleviate the problem of inequality and forge more inclusive growth or will it exacerbate divisions as time goes by, to the detriment of those countries (including South Africa, India and ... -
Industrial policy in the global value chain era: a new paradigm for Africa
(AfricaGrowth Institute, 2018)In recent years, African countries have been giving greater priority to building their industrial capacity, placing particular emphasis on manufacturing in order to reduce their dependency on commodity trade. However, most ... -
The impact of plurilateral trade agreements on developing countries – to participate or not to participate?
(Routledge, 2018)In the wake of the impasse in the Doha Development Round of multilateral trade talks, sector-specific plurilateral trade agreements (PTAs) have been gaining traction. However, PTAs mostly appeal to developed countries, ...
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