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An investigative analysis into the saving behaviour of poor households in developing countries: with specific reference to South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
In South Africa, as in many developing countries, most households are poor and do not save, as a result of which they do not acquire any positive net worth and which also constrains access to formal means of finance. South ...
An investigation of the determinants of private investment: the case of Botswana
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
Private investment in Botswana as well as a ratio to Gross Domestic Product has been falling in some periods of 1976-2003. Viewed against the background of growing evidence of a link between investment and economic growth, ...
A critical overview of regional trade integration: lessons from COMESA
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
The aim of this study was to determine which strategy would be most appropriate to enhance regional trade integration in COMESA so that it can provide to its member states the benefits they expect to have from it.
The Relationship between Conspicuous Consumption and Poverty in Developing Countries: Evidence from South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
For many years the word poverty was synonymous with deprivation and the inability to satisfy basic necessities. According to Alkire and Santos (2014:257), about 1.67 billion people in developing countries lived below the ...
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 ...
The impact of quantitative easing on capital flows to the BRICS economies
(The University of the Western Cape, 2018)
A possible effect of quantitative easing (QE) undertaken by the United States of America (USA)
Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) may have been an increase in capital flowing into emerging market
economies (EMEs). The 2008 global ...
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 ...
The state capture of independent institutions: An analysis of the National Prosecuting Authority, 1998-2017
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
This thesis focuses on the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) of South Africa between 1998
and 2017, by looking at whether it acts as an independent institution and if it strengthens the
quality of democracy in the ...
Hearing loss amongst dr-tb patients that received extended high frequency pure tone audiometry monitoring (kuduwave) at three dr-tb decentralized sites in Kwazulu-Natal
(University of the Western Cape, 2017-10)
Ototoxic induced hearing loss is a common adverse event related to aminoglycosides used in Multi
Drug Resistant -Tuberculosis treatment. Exposure to ototoxic drugs damages the structures of the
inner ear. Symptomatic ...