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A new institutional economics (NIE) perspective on institutional change and leadership in Rwanda, from pre-history to post-genocide
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This dissertation uses development theory and principles of New Institutional Economics (NIE) as points of departure to study the role of leadership and other aspects of institutional change in Rwanda’s ... -
Lessons from South African bank failures 2002 to 2014
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This study draws lessons from recent South African financial history. The period covers the 2002/3 small bank crisis, the 2008 global financial crisis and the collapse of African Bank in 2014. During the ... -
Land reform in South Africa : a case study of the Witzenberg pals initiative
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The post-1994 South African government introduced Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) in an attempt to address the economic inequality of the country. The primary goal of BEE policy is to assist black South ... -
An investigation of the labour market determinants of income dynamics for a highly unequal society: The South African case
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : South Africa ranks as the country with the highest income inequality in the world. Inequality of labour market outcomes drives most of this inequality. Labour market success (or failure) is a crucial ... -
An empirical investigation into the gendered informality and job search in the South African labour market
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The dissertation sets out to understand the ways in which gender inequality is maintained when women are disadvantaged in terms of access to better informal sector jobs, benefits from economic recovery ... -
The Bass diffusion model for communication technology globally and the economic factors that influence it
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Globally over the period 1995 to 2015 there has been an increase in the everyday use of mobile phones and the associated technologies that come with it, but this has led to a digital divide in skill and ...
