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Investigating financial inclusion in rural households: A South African case
(University of Western Cape, 2021)People residing in rural areas generally struggle with many socio-economic problems, such as transport, health access, employment opportunities, poverty, inequality, access to essential services and facilities (e.g., piped ... -
The association between socioeconomic factors, alcohol use and alcohol-related outcomes in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)This thesis researched the relationship between alcohol consumption, socioeconomic characteristics and alcohol-related harms such as subjective health status, chronic health conditions and mental health status in South ... -
Engaging in financial literacy education: Exploring debt with undergraduate students
(University of Western Cape, 2021)In this thesis I explored the teaching of debt literacy, a sub-topic of Financial Literacy Education. To do this, I used an arts-based framework to experiment with teaching debt literacy using poetry. Prior to the main ... -
Testing the weak-form of the efficient market hypothesis on the Johannesburg stock exchange after the global financial crisis
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)The efficient market hypothesis (EMH) is a controversial theory in Finance. Advocates of the EMH argue that it provides a basis for understanding financial markets while critics suggest that the hypothesis is unreasonable ... -
A comparison of South Africa’s colonial education system with other African countries
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Past historical events are crucial for understanding economies and answering imperative questions such as why economic inequalities persist, why certain countries experience economic growth or lag behind, and how societies ... -
Investigating the Relationship between Financial Inclusion and Financial Health in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)South Africa is ranked, by any measure, among the most unequal countries in the world. Despite having a relatively well-developed financial system, historic patterns of economic concentration continue to feed into the ... -
How education outcomes differed between types of schools in nineteenth-century South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Economists have confidently agreed that the progression of human capital has an important effect on a state's productivity and growth. Moreover, current research proves the importance of educational outcomes throughout ... -
Youth in the South African labour market – the first 25 years since the economic transition
(University of Western Cape, 2021)The South African economy is confronted with various socio-economic problems. In particular, the persistently high and rising unemployment rate (especially for the youth), which has always been one of them. Unemployment ... -
Evaluating the impact of social assistance on poverty alleviation in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)In the past two decades of liberal transformation the post-apartheid Republic of South Africa has been well described as an upper middle-income economy. Despite the country’s strong political and economic affiliations ... -
An empirical study of the development of factory shops in the clothing industry in the Cape Peninsula
(University of the Western Cape, 1991)Over the 1ast eight years up to 1989, a new business phenomenon has manifested itself in South Africa. During this period, the so-ca 11ed "factory shop" concept has developed into one of the fastest growing industries in ... -
The development hub as an integrated strategy to accelerate LED in small towns
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)Evolving out of my past experience as municipal manager, the study addresses one of the topical issues in municipalities, viz. the quest for more effective and sustainable local economic development (LED) in small towns. ... -
The development hub as an integrated strategy to accelerate led in small towns
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)Evolving out of my past experience as municipal manager, the study addresses one of the topical issues in municipalities, viz. the quest for more effective and sustainable local economic development (LED) in small towns. ... -
A time dimensional extension to standard poverty
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)Most poverty studies ignore the dimension of time and are merely concerned if an individual meets certain money-metric or non-income welfare (e.g., access to services and asset ownership) criteria. They fail to recognise ... -
A time dimensional extension to standard poverty analyses in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)Most poverty studies ignore the dimension of time and are merely concerned if an individual meets certain money-metric or non-income welfare (e.g., access to services and asset ownership) criteria. They fail to recognise ... -
Identifying the prospects of job creation along the value chain of plastic recycling
(2021)South Africa is faced with a triple threat of poor economic growth, poverty and unemployment. Concurrently, the production of waste is increasing predominantly among urban areas. If catered for, the informal recycling ... -
Investigating the linkages between the formal and informal sector in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)There have been many studies focussing on informal sector in South Africa in the last 25 years. This paper adds to the wealth of research that has been conducted in this field. It examines the linkages between the formal ... -
The impact of educational attainment on household poverty in South Africa: A case study of Limpopo province
(University of Western Cape, 2014)From 194 7-1994, South Africans were ruled under apartheid - a racially discriminatory political and economic system. As the name itself implies, apartheid is an Afrikaans name meaning "apartness". The provision of ... -
Re-examining the multidimensional poverty index of South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Poverty remains one of the main socio-economic issues in South Africa and is more prevalent amongst black African females, children aged below 18 years, and rural residents with low levels of education. Many local studies ... -
Analysing the relationship between economic growth and the insurance sector: Evidence from South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)The connection between the real economy and the financial sector continues to be a subject of debate amongst scholars. There is a plethora of studies dedicated to unravelling the relationship between economic activity and ... -
Employment growth intensity in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)The following research paper is based on employment intensity, arguing the notion that an increase in economic growth alone does not necessary increase the rate of employment in South Africa. In fact, other additional ...
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