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Altman, M. (2009) Can South Africa's employment targets be met in the context of the global economic crisis?. (May).
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The scenarios are updated in this paper to take into account the potentially dramatic impact of the global economic crisis (GEC). A straight path from historical to future employment figures will no longer be relevant, and therefore need to be interrogated. There is little doubt that employment growth will be affected for at least a few years, and could be affected for a decade. There is absolu...
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Cross, C. (2009) Demographics and society. (Presentation made at the CRIR International Transport Conference, 7 December).
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Hawkins, T. (2009) Emerging markets and the global recession. (March).
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Jacobs, P. (2010) Household food insecurity, rapid food price inflation and the economic downturn in South Africa. Agenda: Empowering Women for Gender Equity. 86:38-51.
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Has the dramatic rise in food price inflation between 2007 and 2009 and the 2008-2009 economic downturn affected experiences of household hunger in South Africa? Two intersecting livelihood shocks rapid food price inflation and the global economic downturn affected virtually all South Africans in 2008. The 2008 General Household Survey shows a rise in household experiences of hunger in the orde...
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Jacobs, P. (2009) Questioning pro-poor responses to the global economic slump. Review of African Political Economy. 36(122):611-619.
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This goal is not to repeat the well documented and exhaustive analyses of how the economic crisis started and evolved. Instead this briefing exposes the different ways in which the costs of the downturn and recovery with be downloaded onto the poor.
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Jacobs, P. (2009) South Africa's agro-food sector and the global economic downturn. (Paper presented at the HSRC Conference, Birchwoord Conference Centre, Benoni, 17 September).
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Jhaveri, Y., Malherbe, S. & Robb, G. (2009) The implications of the global economic crisis for industrial sectors in South Africa. (March).
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Joffe, H. & Genesis Analytics, (2009) International policy responses of developing countries to the global economic crisis. (March).
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Moola, N. & Gordon, S. (2009) The potential impact of the global financial crisis on South Africa. (March).
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Ngandu, S., Altman, M., Cross, C., Jacobs, P., Hart, T. & Matshe, I. (2010) The socio-economic impact of the global downturn on South Africa: responses and policy implications. (Commissioned by Oxfam, South Africa, November).
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The report starts with a discussion of the channels through which the global economic crisis (GEC) was transmitted to South Africa. Unlike other emerging economies where the impact was largely transmitted via decreases in traded manufactures and remittances, the impact in South Africa was mostly experienced through decreases in private capital inflows, commodity exports, and reductions in trade...
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Roberts, B. & Struwig, J. (2011) Rands and sense: financial literacy in South Africa. HSRC Review. 9(4):8-9.
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The recent global economic downturn, coupled with the rising cost of basic commodities and services, increasing debt and persisting unemployment, has meant hard times for many. In such a context, it is imperative that South Africans have a basic knowledge of money matters and are able to make appropriate choices to ensure their immediate and longer-term needs. BEN ROBERTS AND JARE STRUGWIG pre...
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Roberts, B. & Struwig, J. (2009) Good times bad times: survey of economic perceptions and political attitudes. HSRC Review. 7(2):15-17.
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As the effects of the global economic crisis began to be felt by South Africans between late 2007 and 2008, the public's attitude of the national economy worsened substantially, with a year-on-year percentage decline in satisfaction of 37%. Ben Roberts and Jare Struwig, analyse the survey.
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Sanchez, D. (2010) A fresh look at the global economic crisis: Africa's alternatives. (Report for IDS, April).
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If there is something positive emerging from the economic crisis, is that it has reinvigorated the debate around the economic system and it has presented Africa with an opportunity to question its economic strategies, writes Diana Sanchez. She reports on a round table between CODESRIA and the HSRC on the global economic crisis and African alternatives.
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Williamson, J. (2009) The impact of the crisis on semi-industrialized countries. (March).
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