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The impact of microfinance on household livelihoods : evidence from rural Eritrea
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Eritrea, a relatively young African nation, is one of the least developed countries in the world. Its economy is predominantly dependent on subsistence agriculture and the level and magnitude of poverty is more severe in ...
Social capital and developmental outcomes : a case study of black communities in Cederberg and Matzikama municipalities in the mid-2000s
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Transforming economic growth into tangible benefits for poor communities appears to have frustrated development practitioners and policy makers. Despite the net positive growth achieved between 1994 and 2014 the face of ...
The economic impact of FinTech in the South African banking industry: A case of digital disruption
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The Fourth Industrial Revolution has provided new opportunities to tackle problems in health, education, transport and many other sectors. In the financial sector, new financial technology (FinTech) is providing new ways ...
An integrated spiritual leadership model for the South African public service: a case of selected government departments
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
The purpose of this study is to propose and present an Integrated Spiritual Leadership (ISL) model that is relevant to the South African public service and which can address burgeoning organisational challenges. In order ...
State–society relations in the ‘South African developmental state’: integrated development planning and public participation at the local level
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
In various formulations, the idea of a developmental state has appeared in official discourse in South Africa since the advent of democratic government in 1994, albeit that its adoption as state policy has been slow, uneven ...
Integrated performance management systems and motivation in the South African public sector
(2010)
Performance management processes in the South African public service are often perceived and implemented in isolation from other organisational and management policies, strategies, systems and processes. The central problem ...
Essays on stock markets in Sub-Saharan Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The main objective of this thesis was to closely examine several nancial and economic aspects
of the stock markets in Sub-Saharan Africa. Thus, the objectives of this thesis were to explore
the interdependence, the ...
Trends in Household Consumption Expenditure among the Six Geopolitical Zones in Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
This study examined the trends in household consumption expenditure among the six
geopolitical zones in Nigeria within the context of Engel's law of consumption. The study
specifically set out to achieve the following ...
Assessment of poverty and inequality trends in the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria: Evidence from the General Household Survey of Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The high rate of poverty in Nigeria has reached alarming proportions. Despite average economic
growth rates of 6 percent between 2004 and 2010, the incidence of poverty has remained high,
increasing from 54.7 percent in ...
Investigating underemployment in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Labour economists in South Africa have extensively researched on almost all aspects of the unemployment phenomenon, specifically, the levels and extent of unemployment as well as the causes of unemployment have received a ...