The role of mining in the economy of South West Africa/Namibia
Date
1986
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Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
Abstract
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: While compiling the national accounts for SWA/Namibia over the past
seven years my interest was drawn to the overwhelming impact mining
has on the country's overall economic activity. This tempted me to
make a study of the contribution of mining to the economic development
of SWA/Namibia. This study was conducted during a period in which
virtually no reliable data on the subject were available and it was
necessary to make an intensive search for available statistics and to
revise, verify and arrange them into an acceptable format. This thesis
therefore contains the result of research conducted over that past
five years and I hope that it may contribute towards a better understanding
of the functioning of SWA/Namibia's economy and the role
mining plays in this process. I also hope that the thesis may clarify
some of the real economic problems facing the country and offer some
suggestions to overcome them in order that the people 9f SWA/Namibia
may enjoy the full benefit of the country's mineral resources.
Description
Thesis (M.Econ.) -- University of Stellenbosch, 1986.
Keywords
Mines and mineral resources -- Namibia, Namibia -- Economic conditions, Dissertations -- Economics, UCTD