Miriam Altman
Sep 06, 2018
Miriam Altman By Miriam Altman | China Daily | Updated: 2018-09-05 09:17 http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201809/05/WS5b8f2ea0a310add14f389ab8.html The just-concluded summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation demands that we reflect on the achievements of the fast growing China-Africa partnership. For China, Africa offers at least three compelling opportunities. First, Africa is an emerging location… Read more
Many but not all minerals-dependent countries have performed badly in spite of the apparent advantage… Read More
Altman reviews trends in employment, unemployment and working poverty, as well as the employment scenarios… Read More
Intensive growth is defined as growth driven by productivity improvements. Productivity improvements are essential for… Read More
Altman et al assess household-level food security in South Africa using publicly available household survey… Read More
Walker & Farisani offer a case study of the lateral migration of technology from a… Read More
Velho & Velho offer a case study from Brazil on the lateral migration of technology… Read More
Minerals economies often struggle to diversify their industrial base. Lorenzten considers opportunities for industrial diversification… Read More
Lowitt assesses the economic contribution of South Africa’s civil engineering and construction works sector through… Read More
Business process outsourcing (BPO) has enormous potential to support economic growth and employment in South… Read More
Young people in Africa find it increasingly difficult to transition into employment. Governments acknowledge the… Read More
South Africa’s publicly funded social safety net, which consists of multiple conditional cash grants, has… Read More
The distribution of social grants in South Africa expanded considerably between 2001 and 2007. However,… Read More
The analysis of exchange rates and employment has received scant attention in development economics. This… Read More
Prices of infrastructure services in South Africa may be higher than in other countries because… Read More
There has been some debate on the impact of exchange rate volatility and levels in… Read More
Community participation is a complex process and its propensity to having unintended negative effects plays… Read More
The water services and distribution sector component of the Nedlac Administered Prices Study on Economic… Read More
Freight transport cost is one of the core factors that determine product prices, and it… Read More
Altman and Motala assess the delivery of ECD services provided by the City of Tshwane.… Read More
Government expenditure is a key lever for influencing the nature and pace of employment creation,… Read More
This report investigates the global context for social development programmes with specific focus on four… Read More
In 2002, KwaZulu-Natal’s Department of Economic Development and Tourism appointed the Human Sciences Research Council… Read More
Regional trade and development play a key role in economic growth. The HSRC has for… Read More
South Africa’s status as an economic, political and military powerhouse in Africa has immense potential… Read More
Altman et al assess household-level food security in South Africa using publicly available household survey… Read More
Young people in Africa find it increasingly difficult to transition into employment. Governments acknowledge the… Read More
South Africa’s publicly funded social safety net, which consists of multiple conditional cash grants, has… Read More
