Analysing Intersectoral Outsourcing in South Africa
by TREGENNA, F. , 2007Research Report, Employment Growth & Development Initiative, Human Sciences Research Council
Tregenna examines whether services employment growth in South Africa can be explained by outsourcing or alternatively expanded activity. To do this, Tregenna develops a new methodology for quantifying the extent that outsourcing contributes to shifts in employment between sectors. Using occupational and sectoral data from the October Household Surveys (1997–1999) and Labour Force Surveys (2000–2005),…
read more >>Foreign Tourism’s Contribution Towards Growth and Job Creation in SA
by LOWITT, S, 2006Policy Brief, Employment Growth & Development Initiative, Human Sciences Research Council
Lowitt considers the potential contribution of tourism and related services to future growth and employment in South Africa. This is the final report. It offers a useful analysis of the tourism sector, and was ultimately used as a background study for the Human Sciences Research Council’s Employment Scenarios.
read more >>Sector Studies and Employment Scenarios: A View of South Africa’s Tourism Sector (Preliminary Findings)
by LOWITT, S, 2005Research Report, Employment Growth & Development Initiative, Human Sciences Research Council
Lowitt explores the potential contribution of tourism and related activity to future growth and employment in South Africa. This paper was an early preliminary assessment.
read more >>Translating Sectoral Growth into Job Creation: A View of South Africa’s Tourism Industry
by LOWITT, S, 2007Research Report, Employment Growth & Development Initiative, Human Sciences Research Council
Tourism has been identified as a priority job creation sector. Lowitt tests the realism of policymakers’ expectations for the sector. It focuses on three key areas: understanding demand; understanding how demand is translated into job creation; and understanding how the sector interacts with the broader economy through linkages with other sectors, output multipliers, employment multipliers…
read more >>The Job-Creating Potential of the Metered Taxi Industry in South Africa’s Urban Areas: Some Preliminary Findings
by LOWITT, S, 2006Research Report, Employment Growth & Development Initiative, Human Sciences Research Council
One of the aims of the Human Sciences Research Council’s Employment Growth and Development Initiative is to analyse economic diversification and identify potential future growth sectors, based on their growth potential and labour absorption capacity. One possible candidate is considered here – the metered taxi sector, which fits both these criteria well. This proposal provides…
read more >>Business process outsourcing in identified financial services sub-sectors: the potential for offshore business flows into South Africa and consequent recommendations for targeted government support
by VAN DER HEIJDEN, T., 2005Research Report, Employment Growth & Development Initiative, Human Sciences Research Council
“Business process outsourcing (BPO) has been identified to have enormous potential to support economic growth and employment in South Africa. It has been the subject of much attention, research and debate, by various levels of government. However, to date the focus has narrowed to contact centres, and, for various reasons, BPO is increasingly seen as…
read more >>A Review of Trade in Services
by ALTMAN, M., VAN DER HEIJDEN, T., MAYER, M. & LEWIS, G., 2005Research Report, Employment Growth & Development Initiative, Human Sciences Research Council
The flow of trade in services is notoriously hard to measure, which makes it difficult to identify its role in driving the growth and competitiveness of the economy. This report reviews the official data on South Africa’s trade in services and compares it to other sources of information to assess the extent to which the…
read more >>Leveraging Services for Employment, Growth and Equity: Trade in Services: The Global Context
by MAYER, M.J., 2005Research Report, Employment Growth & Development Initiative, Human Sciences Research Council
Mayer provides a broad overview of global trends in trade in services. The survey of the magnitude and patterns of trade in services, together with an analysis of the drivers of such trade, provides a context for assessing South Africa’s current performance and future prospects in this area. In contrast to goods, the vast majority…
read more >>Leveraging Services for Employment, Growth and Equity: An Analysis of South Africa’s Trade in Services Data
by LEWIS, G., 2009Research Report, Employment Growth & Development Initiative, Human Sciences Research Council
Accurate data on trade in services is necessary to inform industrial policy in the services sectors and to shape negotiating strategy at the World Trade Organization (WTO). Due to the inherent difficulty of measuring trade in services, however, there had until recently been little effort to provide a coherent conceptual framework for such trade activities….
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