Browsing Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences by Author "Le Roux, Pieter"
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Assessment of corporate social responsibility within the stakeholder theory in commercial microfinance instittutions in Bolivia
Benitez, Mauricio Moron (University of the Western Cape, 2006)Currently, some microfinance institutions in Bolivia are adopting Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), a concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and publish the ... -
The characteristics of an effective nonprofit organisation: A critical analysis
Coetzee, Marcus (University of the Western Cape, 2007)This thesis presents a model of the characteristics of an effective nonprofit organisation and a practical tool to evaluate the extent to which nonprofit organisations comply with these characteristics. As part of identifying ... -
The effects of labour policies in the Piedmont Region of Italy on equity in the labour market: reflections on women in Labour
Gerwel, Heinrich John (University of the Western Cape, 2010)The study concentrates on a particular type of state intervention in social policy. It considers whether policy reforms and subsequent provision of information with regards to the issue of parental leave and part-time work ... -
Explaining the determinants of contractual inefficiencies: the case of water provision in Saltillo, Mexico
Soto-Vázquez, Abdelali (University of the Western Cape, 2006)Public-private partnerships to provide services are a relatively new policy initiative in Mexico, and have shown contrasting results. This research has endeavored to analyze the possible determinants behind the failure, ... -
Is a universal income grant an appropriate social policy to alleviate poverty in Rwanda?
Haguma, John (2009)Rwanda is characterised as a low-income country amongst the poorest on the African continent.Poverty in Rwanda has been persistent for a long period of time and it was made worse by the genocide that took place in 1994 and ... -
The production of oilseeds in Ethiopia: value chain analysis and the benefit that accrue to the primary producers
Fanta, Elias Gebreselassie (University of the Western Cape, 2005)Oilseed is the third most important export item in Ethiopian foreign trade. It has registered a high export growth rate over recent years both in terms of volume and value. Besides its growing share in export, it is widely ... -
A study on the impact of governance on land reform in Zimbabwe
Goodhope, Ruswa (University of the Western Cape, 2004)Land ownership, control and reform have been some of the most contentious issues in contemporary Zimbabwe. The land question has generated a lot of emotional debate and there is a general consensus that it represents a ... -
Tax assignment to local governments -The Case for Fiscal Decentralization in Peru
Hoyos, Andres Lopez (University of Western Cape, 2004)A country's decentralization process can be one of the pillars of democratic participation, local and regional accountability, sub-national empowerment, and under certain conditions, economic growth. Fiscal decentralization, ...