The South African Economy 1910 90

Author : H.S. Jones,Andre Muller
Publisher : Springer
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349220311

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The South African Economy, 1910–90 by H.S. Jones,Andre Muller Pdf

The theme of the book is how efficient economic organisation with clearly defined property rights in the framework of a market economy has made possible the development of the South African economy. The book is divided into three periods: 1910-33, 1933-61 and 1961-90. Each of them begins with a brief survey of the growth of population and GDP which is then followed by a more detailed sectoral analysis. The book represents an important general survey of the South African economy in the twentieth century and as such will be required reading for all interested in the making of the modern South African economy.

Author : Stuart Jones,Andre Loedolff Müller
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0312075073

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The South African Economy, 1910-90 by Stuart Jones,Andre Loedolff Müller Pdf

The South African Economy 1910-90 surveys the growth of the South African economy since 1910, when the four provinces came together to form the Union of South Africa. The theme of the book is that efficient economic organization made possible the remarkable growth of the South African economy, which over the years has had to contend with natural disasters, a backward but politically influential agricultural sector, a fixed gold price, the impact of two world wars, and finally the constraints on growth imposed by the apartheid policies since 1948. Gold fuelled the growth of the economy and enabled the government to subsidize agriculture in a way that was not usually possible for developing countries. It also led the South African government to pioneer many of the policies more commonly associated with the agricultural policies of the European Economic Community. Gold, however, has been a mixed blessing, and since 1973 the dramatic rise in its price has not been accompanied by a boom in the growth rate. In fact, it led to a marked deceleration in the rate of growth and triggered a burst of inflation that is still ravaging the South African economy. Since leaving the Commonwealth in 1961 South Africa has experienced an industrial revolution that has made her the powerhouse of Africa, but accompanying this industrial transformation there occurred a population explosion that increased the need for foreign investment just at the time when anti-apartheid campaigns were making this impossible. As a result, the 1980s saw a decline in white incomes and an increase in black unemployment.

Author : D. Hobart Houghton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : IND:32000001838723

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The South African Economy by D. Hobart Houghton Pdf

Study of the economy of South Africa R - covers natural resources, demographic aspects, productivity, employment policy, the standard of living, trade, the balance of payments, banking, economic growth, etc., and includes government policy in respect of the mining industry, the manufacturing industry and agriculture. Statistical tables, map, references and bibliography pp. 264 to 272.

Author : Johannes Christiaan Du Plessis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1951
Category : Business cycles
ISBN : UOM:39015031382396

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Economic Fluctuations in South Africa by Johannes Christiaan Du Plessis Pdf

Author : Jill Nattrass
Publisher : Cape Town : Oxford University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105037357857

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The South African Economy by Jill Nattrass Pdf

Describes economic development from 1960 to 1986, including a chapter on the economies of South Africa's black states.

Author : Ben Fine
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429975639

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The Political Economy Of South Africa by Ben Fine Pdf

Democratization in South Africa has been accompanied by continuing and even deepening economic inequalities. Rather than proposing a blueprint for a more equable economic system, this book presents the results and implications of wide-ranging research on the history and current dynamics of the South African economy over the past fifty years. The authors analyze a range of strategic economic trajectories, linking these to the shifting balance of economic and political power, and they set the parameters within which the economic and political debates are conducted. }The acclaim with which democratization in South Africa has been greeted has been tempered by the recognition that there are at the same time continuing and even deepening economic inequalities. This is more disturbing given the extreme economic disparity experienced by much of the black population, the retreat from commitments to public ownership enshrined in the Freedom Charter, the unambiguous safeguarding of private capital, and the obstacles placed in the way of progressive economic policies by business interests and the entrenched apartheid-era bureaucracy. Rather than proposing a blueprint for a more equable economic system, this book presents the results and implications of detailed and wide-ranging research on both the history and current dynamics of the South African economy, from the Second World War to the present. The authors analyze a range of strategic economic trajectories, linking these to the shifting balance of economic and political power in South Africa. But their approach is not prescriptive; instead they set the parameters within which the economic and political debates are conducted. They also discuss the theoretical arguments involved in the propositions that they and others have put forward. The books value is enhanced by the comprehensiveness of the data presented, and each chapter is self-contained so that particular topics can be studied separately.

Author : C. H. Feinstein
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2005-06-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521850916

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An Economic History of South Africa by C. H. Feinstein Pdf

This book examines five hundred years of South African economic history.

Author : Francesco Boldizzoni,Pat Hudson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317561866

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Routledge Handbook of Global Economic History by Francesco Boldizzoni,Pat Hudson Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of Global Economic History documents and interprets the development of economic history as a global discipline from the later nineteenth century to the present day. Exploring the normative and relativistic nature of different schools and traditions of thought, this handbook not only examines current paradigmatic western approaches, but also those conceived in less open societies and in varied economic, political and cultural contexts. In doing so, this book clears the way for greater critical understanding and a more genuinely global approach to economic history. This handbook brings together leading international contributors in order to systematically address cultural and intellectual traditions around the globe. Many of these are exposed for consideration for the first time in English. The chapters explore dominant ideas and historiographical trends, and open them up to critical transnational perspectives. This volume is essential reading for both academics and students in economic and social history. As this field of study is very much a bridge between the social sciences and humanities, the issues examined in the book will also have relevance for those seeking to understand the evolution of other academic disciplines under the pressures of varied economic, political and cultural circumstances, on both national and global scales.

Author : James J. Hentz
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2005-07-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0253111366

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South Africa and the Logic of Regional Cooperation by James J. Hentz Pdf

In South Africa and the Logic of Regional Cooperation, James J. Hentz addresses changes in South Africa's strategies for regional cooperation and economic development since its transition from apartheid to democracy. Hentz focuses on why the new South African government continues to make regional cooperation a priority and what methods this dominant state uses to pursue its neighborly goals. While providing a synthetic overview of the history of regional cooperation in southern Africa, Hentz considers the logic of cooperation more generally. An extensive discussion of South African politics provides the context for Hentz's exploration of the more widely felt effects of domestic change. Readers interested in the international organization of the politics and economy of southern Africa will find thought-provoking material in this important book.

Author : Stuart Jones
Publisher : Springer
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1992-06-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349115365

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Financial Enterprise in South Africa since 1950 by Stuart Jones Pdf

South Africa has undergone a financial revolution since 1950 when the financial structure was colonial. By 1990 the situation had changed and new institutions emerged. This book looks at some of these institutions including the first Afrikaner banks, merchant banks and discount houses.

Author : Anton David Lowenberg,William H. Kaempfer
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0472109057

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The Origins and Demise of South African Apartheid by Anton David Lowenberg,William H. Kaempfer Pdf

What motivated South Africa's former white leaders to hand over the reins of power to a black government? Economist Anton D. Lowenberg examines the economic interests that led to apartheid and the economic prospects for post-apartheid South African society.

Author : Chris Alden
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351752640

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Japan and South Africa in a Globalising World by Chris Alden Pdf

This title was first published in 2003. From its position as one of Africa's major investors, and a top provider of development assistance, Tokyo's quiet diplomacy is having a growing impact on African affairs. This book illuminates the challenges facing the prospective partnership, and deconstructs the international political economy of this relationship. Furthermore, through a series of comparative studies, it explores the relevance of the content of the East Asian experience of South Africa and the continent as a whole. Features include: - an innovative study of the international political economy of an increasingly important relationship between Asia and Africa - an original analysis of the comparative dimensions of East Asia and Southern Africa's respective experiences in development - contextualizes the South African and Japanese experiences within the contemporary globalization debate The book is suitable for students and courses in international relations, development studies and comparative politics, as well as African and Asian studies.

Author : Roger Southall
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781847011435

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The New Black Middle Class in South Africa by Roger Southall Pdf

Provides the most comprehensive account since the early 1960s of South Africa's black middle class.

Author : J. Fanelli
Publisher : Springer
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2008-01-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780230590182

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Macroeconomic Volatility, Institutions and Financial Architectures by J. Fanelli Pdf

The deregulation of domestic financial markets and the capital account in developing countries has frequently been associated with financial turmoil and macro volatility. The book analyzes the experiences of several countries, drawing implications for building development-friendly domestic and international financial architectures.

Author : Y. G.-M. Lulat
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0820479063

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United States Relations with South Africa by Y. G.-M. Lulat Pdf

"Relations between the United States and South Africa - or the parts of the world these nations now occupy - go nearly as far back as the very beginning of their inception as permanent European colonial intrusions. This book is a critical overview of these relations from the late seventeenth century to the present. Unprecedented in its scope - and supported by substantive and detailed notes, together with an extensive bibliography, chronology, glossary, and appendices - the book distinguishes itself from extant works in a number of other ways. Set against the backdrop of a wider interdisciplinary exploration of both ideational and structural issues of historical context, it not only gives attention to the importance of contributions from nonofficial actors in shaping official relations, but also considers the impact of the geo-political location of South Africa within southern Africa, where the presence of other nations - particularly Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, and Zimbabwe - looms large. Methodologically written from the perspectives of both traditional narrative history and Khaldunian interpretive historical analysis, the book consequently sits at the interdisciplinary interstice of political economy and sociology, where the aim is to advance our understanding of the Braudelian interconnectedness of world history as an important diachronic determinant of the diplomacy of foreign relations. Written for both scholars and policy analysts, this book's examination of the agency of the marginalized should also be of interest to activists and the reading public."--BOOK JACKET.