Accelerated Land Reform, Mining, Growth, Unemployment and Inequality in South Africa : A Case for Bold Supply Side Policy Interventions / / by Nombulelo Gumata, Eliphas Ndou |
Autore | Gumata Nombulelo |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (lxii, 642 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina |
330.96806
339 |
Soggetto topico |
Africa—Economic conditions
Macroeconomics Economic growth Agricultural economics Labor economics African Economics Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics Economic Growth Agricultural Economics Labor Economics |
ISBN | 3-030-30884-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction -- Part I: Global real interest rates, economic and trade growth uncertainty shock effects on the South African economy -- 2. Is BRICS GDP growth a source of shocks or an amplifier of global growth responses? What are the policy implications for South Africa? -- 3. Global economic and policy uncertainty shock effects on the South African economy: Do these reinforce each other? -- 4. Heightened foreign policy uncertainty shocks effects: Transmission via capital flows, credit conditions and business confidence -- 5. In which direction is there a momentum effect in the changes in the spread between the repo rate and federal funds rate? -- 6. How do global real policy rates impact the South African GDP growth and labor market conditions? -- Part II: The Taylor curve, external shocks, labour market conditions and inflation expectations -- 7. The output-gap, nominal wage and consumer price inflation volatility trade-off -- 8. Output and inflation volatility trade-off: Do external shocks and inflation expectations shift the Taylor curve -- 9. Do adverse global trade developments shocks impact the trade-off between the inflation and output volatilities -- 10. Does the labour market conditions shock impact the trade-off between the inflation and output volatilities? -- 11. Output-inflation trade off and the issue of policy ineffectiveness -- 12. Do inflation regimes affect the transmission of nominal demand shocks to the price level? -- 13. What is the nature of the output-employment-unemployment nexus in South Africa? Evidence from various approaches to Okun’s Law -- 14. Does the consideration of nominal wage growth imply a high level of inflation inertia or persistence compared to consumer price inflation? -- 15. Wage and consumer price inflation during exchange rate appreciation and depreciation episodes -- 16. Is there a case for nominal GDP growth targeting in South Africa? -- Part III: Policy uncertainty, mining sector charter, exchange rate volatility, commodity price booms and busts, binding minimum wage increases and the mining sector -- 17. How has the intensity of the ability of commodity specific output growth to create jobs evolved? Implications for the mining sector as a “sunrise industry” -- 18. Is export-led growth a necessary but insufficient condition for job creation in the mining sector? Does this mean that there is a strong case for beneficiation? -- 19 The impact of mining commodity price booms and sharp exchange rate depreciation episodes on mining output and employment growth -- 20. The role of the exchange rate on investment growth in the mining sector: Evidence from the balance sheet hypothesis -- 21. The role of the exchange rate volatilities on the mining sector -- 22. The role of policy uncertainty low confidence and the mining charter in the transmission of positive shocks to commodity prices in the mining sector -- 23. What are the mechanisms and channels through which the mining sector adjusted to an increase in the binding minimum wage in 2014? -- Part IV: Accelerated land reform, the agricultural sector and implications for macro-economic policies -- 24. The impact of structural change on the South African economy: Evidence from the structural change indices and McMillan and Rodrick (2011) labour productivity decomposition approach -- 25. Land reform, redistribution and agricultural investment growth: What are the implications for the NDP output and employment targets? -- 26. What is the role of food commodity price booms and busts in the agricultural sector? Implications for monetary policy -- 27. What is the role of trade liberalisation and food commodity price booms in the agricultural sector? Implications for the export-led growth strategy -- 28. Is the agricultural sector sensitive to the exchange rate depreciation and volatility: Evidence from the balance sheet channel -- 29. How are the interest rates and credit supply shocks transmitted to the agricultural sector? -- 30. What is the impact of a binding minimum wage on the agricultural sector? -- 31. Can land reform help reduce poverty and inequality? -- Part V: The transmission of sovereign debt downgrades into the credit markets and the real economy -- 32. What role does business confidence play in transmitting sovereign credit ratings upgrade and downgrades shocks to the real economy? -- 33. Are sovereign credit ratings shock transmitted via economic growth to impact credit growth dynamics? -- 34. Does the cost of government borrowing transmit the sovereign credit downgrade shocks to credit growth? -- Part VI: Capital flow surges, sudden stops and elevated portfolio volatility shocks: what is the nature of their interaction with GDP growth and credit and economic costs? -- 35. What are the economic costs of capital flow waves in South Africa? -- 36. Capital flow surges, sudden stops and elevated portfolio volatility shocks: What is the nature of their interaction with GDP growth and credit? -- 37. Do bank and non-bank capital flows induce sectorial reallocation of credit away from the household sector? -- 38. Do banking and non-banking capital flows induce sectorial reallocation of credit away from companies? -- 39. Do equity and debt inflows matter in the attainment of the price stability mandate? -- 40. Do local investors play a stabilizing role relative to foreign investors after economic shocks -- 41. Do investors’ net purchases and capital retrenchment activities impact the monetary policy response to positive inflation shocks?. |
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Gumata Nombulelo | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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Across the Sahara : tracks, trade and cross-cultural xchange in Libya / / edited by Klaus Braun, Jacqueline Passon |
Autore | Braun Klaus |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Springer Nature, 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 260 pages) : illustrations (some colour); digital file(s) |
Disciplina | 330.0096 |
Soggetto topico |
Africa—Economic conditions
Historical geography Africa, North—History Remote sensing Ethnology—Africa |
Soggetto non controllato |
African Economics
Historical Geography History of North Africa Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry African Culture Economy-wide Country Studies Caravan Trading in the 19th century Libyan Sahara Central Sahara Open Access Atlas of Caravan Tracks Historical Maps Concepts of Spacial Orientation Trade Networks Caravan Routes 19th century Trade in the Sahara Trans-Saharan trails Historic Oases Economics Historical geography African history Geographical information systems & remote sensing Cultural studies |
ISBN | 3-030-00145-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Foreword by Prof. Dr. Mohammend Jerary -- Introduction -- Across the vast land -- A journey through time -- Traders, Nomads and Slaves -- Navigating and mapping the "white spot" -- On major trans-Saharan trails -- Places of Trade, Communication and Religion - Important Oases -- Bibliography. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910416134603321 |
Braun Klaus | ||
Springer Nature, 2020 | ||
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African Entrepreneurship : Challenges and Opportunities for Doing Business / / edited by Leo-Paul Dana, Vanessa Ratten, Ben Q. Honyenuga |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (359 pages) |
Disciplina | 658.421 |
Collana | Palgrave Studies of Entrepreneurship in Africa |
Soggetto topico |
Entrepreneurship
Globalization Markets International business enterprises Africa—Economic conditions Leadership Emerging Markets/Globalization African Business Business Strategy/Leadership |
ISBN | 3-319-73700-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction to African Entrepreneurship; Leo-Paul Dana, Vanessa Ratten and Ben Q. Honyenuga -- 2. Bringing Africa into Entrepreneurship Research; Vanessa Ratten and Paul Jones -- 3. Tanzania as an Emerging Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: Prospects and Challenges; Bella L. Galperin and Lemayon L. Melyoki -- 4. The Kenyan Environment's Influence on the Emergence and Development of Corporate Entrepreneurship among SMEs; Michael J. Mustafa and Mathew Hughes -- 5. Entrepreneurship Education in Developing Countries: A Study on Key Challenges in Sierra Leone; Alfred Mbeteh and Massimiliano M. Pellegrini -- 6. African Entrepreneurship: Constraints and Improvements; Gerd Junne -- 7. Entrepreneurial Opportunities and Challenges for Retired Senior Military Officers in Nigeria; Kaseem Ayasi and Nnamdi Madichie -- 8. Income Diversification and Banks’ Profitability from an African Markets Perspective: A Relief for SMEs?; Isaac Boadi -- 9. Entrepreneurship and SMEs’ Productivity Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa; Paul Igwe, Adah Emmanuel Onjewu and Simon Uguru Nwibo -- 10. Entrepreneur-SME Manager Traits and Sources of Financing; Eniola Anthony Abiodun -- 11. Brokering: Africa’s Unique Brand of Entrepreneurship; Daniel M. Quaye, Nkukpornu Atsu and George Acheampong -- 12. South Africa's White Entrepreneurs: An Evolution from Opportunity to Necessity; Warren Lloyd -- 13. Entrepreneurship Policy for the Health Sector in Rwanda: A Quest for Contextual Social Inclusion; Marcela Ramírez Pasillas, Hans Lundberg and Sabine Umuhire. |
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African female entrepreneurship : merging profit and social motives for the greater good / / by Amanobea Boateng |
Autore | Boateng Amanobea |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIX, 146 p. 2 illus.) |
Disciplina | 650.1082 |
Collana | Palgrave pivot |
Soggetto topico |
International business enterprises
Africa—Economic conditions Entrepreneurship Globalization Markets Diversity in the workplace African Business Emerging Markets/Globalization Diversity Management/Women in Business |
ISBN | 3-319-65846-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part I. Setting the Scene -- Chapter 1. Contextualising Women's Entrepreneurship in Africa -- Chapter 2. A Theoretical Research Framework -- Part II. A Close-Up View of African Female Entrepreneurs -- Chapter 3. Female Entrepreneurship in Africa and Research Insights from Different Regions of the Continent -- Chapter 4. Social Entrepreneurship and the Possible Intersect with Female Entrepreneurship -- Chapter 5. A Theory for the Development of African Female Entrepreneurship. |
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Boateng Amanobea | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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Africa’s Competitiveness in the Global Economy / / edited by Ifedapo Adeleye, Mark Esposito |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXXII, 396 p. 18 illus., 8 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 338.8886 |
Collana | AIB Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Series |
Soggetto topico |
International business enterprises
Africa—Economic conditions Globalization Markets Business enterprises—Finance Leadership African Business Emerging Markets/Globalization Business Finance African Economics Business Strategy/Leadership |
ISBN | 3-319-67014-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Africa's Competitiveness in the Global Economy: Past, Present and Future; Ifedapo Adeleye, Joseph Amankwah-Amoah, Nathaniel Boso and Mark Esposito -- Part I. The Global Competitiveness of African Nations and Cities -- 2. The Competitive Challenge of the Formal Sector in Francophone Africa: Understanding the Role of the Informal Sector and the Business Environment; Ahmadou Aly Mbaye and Fatou Gueye -- 3. Theorizing Cities as Sources of Competitive Advantage: Accra in Comparative Perspective; George Acheampong and Obi Berko Damoah -- 4. The International Competitiveness and Connections of African Cities: Profiling South Africa's Gauteng-City Region; Joseph Parilla and Jesus Leal Trujillo -- Part II. Sectorial Dynamics and International Competitiveness in Africa -- 5. Banking on Africa: Can Emerging Pan-African Banks Outcompete their Global Rivals?; Ifedapo Adeleye, Franklin Ngwu, Nkemdilim Iheanachor, Ebes Esho, Chijioke Oji, Theresa Onaji-Benson and Chris Ogbechie -- 6. Enhancing Tourism Competitiveness in Sub-Saharan Africa: Emerging Trends, Challenges and Strategies; Adun Okupe, Trevor Ward and Ogechi Adeola -- 7. Measurement of Agribusiness Competitiveness: Methods and Applications to African Countries; Suresh Chandra Babu and Mahika Shishodia -- 8. Why are so Many African Companies Uncompetitive on the Globe Stage? Insights from the Global Airline Industry; Joseph Amankwah-Amoah -- Part III. Human Capital and International Competitiveness in Africa -- 9. Human Capital, innovation and International Competitiveness in Sub-Saharan Africa; Yaw Debrah, Oriacghe Oseghale and Kweku Adams -- 10. Improving Africa's Competitiveness through Strategic Knowledge Transfer: Lessons from Partnerships with China and Ways Forward; Abdoulkadre Ado -- Part IV: Cases on the Global Competitiveness of Africa's Economic Powerhouses -- 11. Nigeria: Oil and Competitiveness; Doyin Salami, Malcolm Fabiyi and Ifedapo Adeleye -- 12. The South African Renewable Energy Cluster; Mark Esposito, Months Raut, Laura Lanzoni Broccoli, Nasma Harrachi, Yann Claudel, Yang Yang and Melina Balliard -- 13. Kenya's Blooming Flower Industry: Enhancing Global Competitiveness; Ogechi Adeola, Abel Kinoti and Mary Kinoti -- 14. Poultry Tariffs in South Africa: Levelling the Playing Field or Rewarding Inefficiency?; Jacklynne Hobbs, Peter Draper and Claire Beswick. |
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Africa’s natural resources and underdevelopment : how Ghana’s petroleum can create sustainable economic prosperity / / by Kwamina Panford |
Autore | Panford Kwamina |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVI, 249 p.) |
Disciplina | 330 |
Soggetto topico |
Africa—Economic conditions
Development economics Industrial organization Natural resources Energy policy Energy and state African Economics Development Economics Industrial Organization Natural Resource and Energy Economics Energy Policy, Economics and Management |
ISBN | 1-137-54072-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1.Introduction -- 2.The Paradox of Africa’s Natural Resource Wealth -- 3.Can Natural Resource-Related Social and Economic Maladies Be Avoided in Africa? -- 4.Ghana’s Petroleum: Will the Myth of Ghanaian Exceptionalism in Africa be Sustained or Broken? -- 5.Petroleum Production Challenges in Ghana -- 6.Actual and Potential Conflicts Off- and Onshore in Ghana’s Oil-Producing Region -- 7.Policies for High-Value Contributions of Africa’s Resources to Sustainable Development -- 8.Summary and Conclusion. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910162846803321 |
Panford Kwamina | ||
New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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Alumni leadership and university excellence in Africa : the case of Lagos Business School / / by Henry O. Onukwuba |
Autore | Onukwuba Henry O |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIX, 185 p.) |
Disciplina | 303.34096 |
Collana | Palgrave Studies in African Leadership |
Soggetto topico |
International business enterprises
Africa—Economic conditions Leadership Higher education Management—Study and teaching Manpower policy African Business Business Strategy/Leadership Higher Education Management Education Human Resource Development |
ISBN | 3-319-78289-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Leadership -- 2. Models of Alumni Leadership -- 3. Lagos Business School -- 4. Lagos Business School Alumni Association -- 5. The LBSAA Leadership Model -- 6. The Impact of the LBS Alumni on the School and Society -- 7. On the Pedestal -- 8. Effective Alumni Leadership and University Excellence. |
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Onukwuba Henry O | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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Applying the Kaizen in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : A New Avenue for Industrial Development / / edited by Keijiro Otsuka, Kimiaki Jin, Tetsushi Sonobe |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XX, 266 p. 37 illus., 6 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 338.6 |
Soggetto topico |
Industrial organization
Leadership Development economics Africa—Economic conditions Labor economics Industrial Organization Business Strategy/Leadership Development Economics African Economics Labor Economics |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 3-319-91400-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. How Kaizen Brightens Africa's Future? -- Chapter 2. Role of Kaizen in Japan’s Overseas Development Cooperation -- Chapter 3. Kaizen in Practice -- Chapter 4. Kaizen and Standardization -- Chapter 5. Kaizen as a Policy Instrument: The Case of Ethiopia -- Chapter 6. Kaizen as a Key Ingredient of Industrial Development Policy. |
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Building a Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Abebe Shimeles, Audrey Verdier-Chouchane, Amadou Boly |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXVIII, 302 p. 25 illus., 19 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 338.1 |
Soggetto topico |
Agricultural economics
Africa—Economic conditions Environmental economics Industrial organization Economic policy Development economics Agricultural Economics African Economics Environmental Economics Industrial Organization R & D/Technology Policy Development Economics |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 3-319-76222-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Understanding the Challenges of the Agriculture Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Part I – Improving Agricultural Productivity -- Chapter 2: Improved Seeds and Agricultural Productivity of Family Farms in Cameroon -- Chapter 3: Breaking the Traditional Trap: Assessing Drivers of Modern Technology Adoption by Smallholder Farmers in Hurungwe District, Zimbabwe -- Chapter 4: Input Utilization and Agricultural Labour Productivity: A Gender Analysis -- Chapter 5: Evaluation of Women’s On-Farm Trial of Drought Tolerant Maize in Southern Guinea Savannah Agro-Ecological Zone of Nigeria -- Chapter 6: Impact of Bioenergy Crop Adoption on Total Crop Incomes of Farmers in Northern Ghana: The Case of Jatropha Curcas -- Part II - Addressing Climate Change Challenges -- Chapter 7: Profitability in a Sustainable Agricultural Production System: An Approach by the Soil and Water Conservation -- Chapter 8: Land Tenure and Communities’ Vulnerability to Climate Shocks: Insights from the Niger Basin of Benin -- Chapter 9: Impact of Drought Index Insurance on Supplemental Irrigation: A Randomized Controlled Trial Experimental Evidence in Northern Ghana -- Part III – Promoting Agro-Industrialization -- Chapter 10: Does the Development of the Agricultural Sector Affect the Manufacturing Sector? -- Chapter 11: Transforming African Agriculture through Special Economic Zones: Opportunities and Challenges -- Chapter 12: Global Value Chains and Upmarket of ECOWAS countries -- Chapter 13: Enhancing the Resilience and Sustainability of the Agriculture Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa. |
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Business Cycles and Structural Change in South Africa : An Integrated View / / edited by Willem H. Boshoff |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 pages) |
Disciplina | 338.542 |
Collana | Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development |
Soggetto topico |
Africa—Economic conditions
Macroeconomics International business enterprises Financial crises Economic growth Economic history African Economics Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics African Business Financial Crises Economic Growth Economic History |
ISBN | 3-030-35754-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Part I - Looking Back: What Do We Know About the South African Business Cycle? -- The South African Economy in the Twentieth Century -- Part II - The Financial Crisis and Its Impact on the Cycle: Business Cycle Recoveries - A Comparative View -- The Role of Institutional Structure in Mediating the Impact of the Financial Crisis on the South African Business Cycle -- Part III - Key Drivers of the South African Business Cycle: A History of South Africa's Modern Business Cycle -- On the Estimation and Application of Structural Decompositions of the South African Business Cycle -- Part IV - Predicting the South African Business Cycle: Business Confidence and the Business Cycle in South Africa -- Assessing the 2013 and 2017 Business Cycle Turning Points Signalled by the SARB's Composite Leading Business Cycle Indicator -- Conclusions. . |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 | ||
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