Essays about: "south africa economy"

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  1. 1. Unveiling the Impacts of the Covid-19 Crisis : Exploring the Experiences of Women in the South African Informal Economy.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Nora Hattar; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The informal economy is an important source of income for many poor people living in South Africa. But with legacies from colonialism and apartheid still lingering in society and rising levels of xenophobia, people in the informal economy are marginalized and vulnerable. READ MORE

  2. 2. Adding the Missing Perspective : A Feminist Research on Influential Factors of Female Entrepreneurship in the Context of Developing and Developed Countries

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Sonsoles Pico Gil; Johanna Wendt; [2022]
    Keywords : Female Entrepreneurship; Developed and Developing context; Feminist Theory; Cross-cultural study; Influential and Managing Factors;

    Abstract : Background: Female entrepreneurship has a crucial positive influence on the economy and social advances. Yet, women are still underrepresented in entrepreneurship and are often made to fit a male-centric western entrepreneurship stereotype. READ MORE

  3. 3. Sustainable Use: A Contentious Promise - A Case Study on International Funding of Consumptive Sustainable Wildlife Use in South Africa's Biodiversity Economy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Mara Glas; [2022]
    Keywords : biodiversity economy; sustainable use; international conservation finance; community-based conservation; economic development; wildlife economics; South Africa; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In South Africa, sustainable use of wildlife is widely recognized as providing economic incentives and actively engaging rural communities in conservation management. Aiming to combat rampant poverty and wildlife crime in communities around protected areas (PAs), the country’s biodiversity economy envisions to scale (non-)consumptive activities in the pursuit of creating economically and environmentally viable wildlife businesses. READ MORE

  4. 4. Democracy in South Africa : Signs of democratic backsliding?

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Pontus Karlsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Democratic backsliding; Legal; Economy; Political; Social welfare; Civil liberties; Democratic institutions; Corruption; Accountability; Justice; Covid-19; Economic setback;

    Abstract : Like in many parts of the world, South Africa has experienced a democratic decline. However, every country has its own reason for that decline. This paper will with the help of a case study method detect and analyze the possible reasons for the democratic backsliding in South Africa. READ MORE

  5. 5. The Debate of Decent Work in Emerging Economies: Minimum Wage Policy in South Africa.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Elliot Mackenzie; [2021]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : There exists considerable debate on the utility of ILO’s decent work agenda and its four pillars of full employment, rights at work, social dialogue, and social protection in the context of emerging economies. Whether these pillars be achieved in unison or if there a need to prioritize a pillar over another and whether the notion as a whole is complementary with other development objectives like economic growth is dependant on how an emerging economy understand the issue at hand, which is itself a function of the historical and socioeconomic context in which the labor markets exists within. READ MORE