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2D irregular strip packing at Kohler signs
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Kohler Signs (PTY) Ltd is a sign production company located in Cape Town, South Africa. They manufacture and install signs for the City of Cape Town and private companies as well as manufacture advertisement ... -
An analysis of the role of impact assessment legislation in facilitating sustainable development : a case study of Tanzania
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Please refer to full text for abstract. -
An analysis of the sustainability of the United States Government (USG) aid-funded non-governmental organisations (NGOS) in the Namibian health sector
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study researched the sustainability of USG aid-funded local NGOs in the Namibian health sector. The first objective of the study was to analyse the continuity of NGO operations and the likely ... -
An approach to human development in rural Western Cape with specific reference to farm workers
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Using the conceptual framework of the human development approach as proposed by Amartya Sen, this dissertation attempts to measure the absolute and relative development status of Western Cape farm ... -
Artikel 9C van die inkomstebelastingwet met spesiale verwysing na aktiewe en passiewe inkomste
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1998-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the Fifth Interim Report of the Katz Commission recommendations were made on a number of fundamental tax issues, including the distinction between the source and residence principle. The Commission ... -
Aspects of the economics of water management in urban settings in South Africa, with a focus on Cape Town
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Concerns about the sufficiency of freshwater supplies and the impact of water shortages have placed sustainable water management on the global agenda. This is particularly relevant in South Africa, a ... -
Assessing the validity of the Structure, Conduct and Performance paradigm as theoretical framework for the application of competition policy in the long-term insurance sector of South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the recent past the industrialised world bore witness to staggering growth in the secondary and tertiary sectors of the economy. In the face of this growth process economic theory had to confront ... -
The assessment and improvement of the health status of vulnerable and low income individuals in South Africa: an analysis using quantitative and experimental methods
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : More than two decades after the end of apartheid, inequalities in health across socioeconomic subgroups are still a pervasive and persistent trend. South Africa also faces a high burden of disease which ... -
Barriers to private housing development in townships in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Since 1994, the focus of the South African government on subsidy housing has resulted in 2.3 million housing units being built. But despite this achievement, the official housing backlog figure in 2010 ... -
Belastingoorwegings om in gedagte te hou by samesmeltings en oornames van Suid-Afrikaanse maatskappye
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: TAX CONSIDERATIONS OF MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS During the past few years the South African business environment experienced a considerable increase in corporate mergers and acquisitions. At a corporate ... -
Cape Colony marriage in perspective
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Despite the importance of studying marriage patterns for a better understanding of colonial life, the subject has received little attention from a purely economic perspective. In his seminal work, European ... -
The Cape Town International Convention Centre : a positive economic impact created through the legalisation of gambling
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2004-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The legalisation of gambling in South Africa was perceived by many as an unnecessary vice that would bring social decay in a country that is already battling to cope with a wide array of social woes, ... -
Captive insurance companies : a theoretical and empirical study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Much research has been done on risk coverage within the field of the traditional insurance market, but the concept of alternative risk transfer is fairly new to the world of risk management. The need ... -
Communication as a strategic monetary policy tool : an evaluation of the effectiveness of the South African Reserve Bank's communication
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The effectiveness of monetary policy depends importantly on the expectations of the private sector, as it is largely through this channel of the transmission mechanism that policy changes are transmitted ... -
Concentration of economic power in the South African manufacturing industry
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1977-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : No abstract available. -
Conceptual and empirical advances in antitrust market definition with application to South African competition policy
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Delineating the relevant product and geographic market is an important first step in competition inquiries, as it permits an assessment of market power and substitutability. Critics often argue that ... -
The conceptualisation and application of service-learning in higher education : a case study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The central question that this research study addresses is whether higher education institutions in South Africa are sufficiently meeting the needs of their students, by contextualising and integrating ... -
Continuous assessment and matriculation examination marks – an empirical examination
(AOSIS Publishing, 2016)This study analyses information and feedback from matriculation level continuous assessment in the South African education system. Continuous assessment (CASS) at the time carried a 25% weight in the final matriculation ... -
Corporate governance and performance in publicly listed, family-controlled firms : evidence from Taiwan
(Springer Verlag, 2005-09)Using a multi-industry dataset of 228 firms listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) this paper analyses the effects of ownership structure and board characteristics on performance in large, publicly traded firms that are ... -
Credit demand and credit rationing in the informal financial sector in Uganda
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005-4)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study was motivated by the need to determine the key factors that influence credit demand and credit rationing in the informal financial markets so as to contribute to policy formulation to improve ...
