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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Socio-economic transformation"”.
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Regional Socio-Economic Transformation in Brazil
… only slightly. This thesis combines traditional economic theory with insights from regional science and economic geography to explain the development pattern in Brazil throughout the 20th century, using a wide range of data sets. It contributes to the consolidation of the field of New Economic …
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Socio-economic transformation among traditional cattle keepers in Kafue flood plain in Namwala District, Zambia
… for keeping cattle. This is due to the changing economic environment resulting in an increase in the demand of money in the rural economy with available markets. In addition, following the establishment of commercial cattle buyers such as Zambeef and Starbeef, the socioeconomic situation among …
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Towards effective strategy implementation in the public sector : an appraisal of the Zimbabwe agenda for sustainable socio-economic transformation
Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Management Sciences Specialising in Public Management at the Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2024.
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The Implications of Socio-Economic Transformation for Social Protection among the old people in Tanzania: A case study of Kawe Ward in Kinondoni District
This thesis investigatedthe implications of socio-economic transformation for social protection among the old people in Tanzania. It argues that old people had been neglected in terms of social and income security despite the National Ageing Policy (2003) as well as the National Social Security …
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Advancing and protecting the interests of creditors and employees under the Companies Act 71 of 2008
… impact the new Companies Act will have on the socio-economic transformation of the South African society and point out areas where corporate law can do more to help bring about this transformation. It focuses on creditors and employees as key corporate constituencies whose interests the board …
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Mobile technology and women’s empowerment in post-revolution Egypt
… mobile technology to contribute to their socio-economic empowerment. Toward that end, this project employed qualitative interviews to discover women’s lived experience with mobile phones and report their narratives around its impact on their individual development, regarding equity, …
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Conceptualising Informal Business Support in South Africa: A Critical Theory Perspective
It has been said that the next wave of economic growth will come from townships. Over the years several researchers have conducted research on the township economy and the nature of the township economy. Their focus has been predominately on small businesses and entrepreneurial activities. However, …
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Strategies of exclusion in non-timber forest product commercialisation in South Africa: an ethnographic study of honeybush (Cyclopia spp.) use and trade
… economies to derive revenue for economic development and socio-economic transformation. Transformation is envisaged to be achieved through job creation and by fast-tracking the participation of historically excluded Black people in biodiversity value chains. Many actors, however, …
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Locating an Ottoman Port-City in the Early Modern Mediterranean: Izmir 1580-1780
… Izmir as a case of early modern “boom town.” Its transformation from a mere pier for the provisions of Istanbul into a bustling trans-regional port-city, so the standard narrative goes, was due to mercantilist penetration by English and Dutch chartered companies at a time of Ottoman economic and …
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A framework for integration of Mining Charter III for inclusive procurement, supplier and enterprise development by mining organisations in Mpumalanga province
Inclusive procurement, radical economic transformation, socio-economic transformation, local economic development, including the development of suppliers and enterprises are at the peak of the public domain discussions. The publication of Mining Charter III on 27 September 2018 and the announcement …
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Household operational energy consumption in urban China : a multilevel analysis on Jinan
With decades of economic growth and socio-economic transformation, China's residential sector has seen rapid expansion in energy consumption, and is now the second largest energy consuming sector in the country. Faced with challenges of energy resource depletion and natural environment …
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La Nuestra: Football and National Identity in Argentina 1913–1978
… twentieth century, football became a mirror for economic, political and social developments in Argentina throughout the century and represented competing discourses surrounding national identity. Drawing on newspaper and magazine sources, and archival documents from football clubs and …
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GOVERNANCE FOR RESILIENCE IN RESOURCE-RICH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: A CASE STUDY OF THE NIGER DELTA REGION OF NIGERIA
… of decades of oil exploration on its overall economic development, and the effects of oil exploration activities by oil multi-nationals on the host communities of the Niger Delta. It draws on two interrelated research areas: socio-ecology and resilience as a guide to the conceptual development …
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Adoption of survival strategies by agro-small and medium enterprises in the challenging rural environment in Zimbabwe
… (SMEs) contribute substantially to aggregate economic growth. Agro-SMEs in particular, are regarded as the engines of economic growth and catalysts of socio-economic transformation in many countries. However, the resilience of agro-SMEs is increasingly becoming questionable due to a number of …
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The 1996 Constitution and the Tax Administration Act 28 of 2011 : balancing efficient and effective tax administration with taxpayers' rights
… This mandate includes bringing about socio-economic transformation, part of transformative constitutionalism, through progressively realising socio-economic rights. This dissertation examines the way in which tax administration may take place efficiently and effectively with due …
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Entrepreneurship in Russia: patterns and problems of its development in the post-Soviet period
… has been widely seen as important to Russia’s socio-economic transformation. This has been clear from state policies and rhetoric that claim to support the development of entrepreneurship and publicly advocate its importance. Significantly however, this official support for the SME sector has …
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The rationale for state custodianship of mineral resources under the MPRDA: a conceptual analysis of equitable access to the mining industry and black economic empowerment
… the mining industry and the advancement of Black Economic Empowerment (BEE), which are considered crucial components of the broader socio-economic transformation agenda. The research provides a theoretical analysis of how the custodianship model functions within the context of South Africa's …
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