Browsing Masters Degrees (Development Studies) by Advisor "Valodia, Imraan."
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Addressing employability and fostering entrepreneurship among university students in South Africa : an analysis of the 'junior enterprise concept'.
(2008)Higher education is instrumental in the economic development of any country, as a resource of skilled personnel and knowledge production. In South Africa there is a need for higher education institutions (HEIs) to develop ... -
Characteristics of informal economy workers and their households : concepts and measurement using household surveys.
(2003)This study describes the characteristics of informal economy workers and their households. The central reasons for initiating the study were twofold. Firstly, the informal economy has grown in size and it is increasingly ... -
Co-funding as a risk-sharing mechanism in grant financed LED programmes : a case study of the Gijima KwaZulu-Natal Local Competitiveness Fund Implementation (LCFI) programme.
(2012)The promotion of Local Economic Development (LED) increasingly involves the allocation of grant finance for project implementation. This finance is often provided on condition that the grant recipient commits a certain ... -
The dynamics of employment and poverty in South Africa : an empirical enquiry based on the KwaZulu-Natal income dynamics survey.
(2004)This study explores the dynamics of employment and poverty in South Africa. Specifically, it is aimed at understanding, over time, the change in household well-being that occurs as a result of the employment types of ... -
Franchising and entrepreneurship : exploring the perceptions and experiences of first-time business owners.
(2008)Entrepreneurship is vital to any economy, more so in those looking to develop their small business sectors. Growth of the South African small business sector is being hampered by a lack of entrepreneurs that have the ... -
Globalization and democratization in South Africa : a case study of the clothing sector in KwaZulu-Natal.
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The impact of saving with mobile money transfer technology on the livelihoods of rural wage-earning women: a case study in Maragua District, Kenya.
(2015)Information and communication technologies have been shown to potentially aid in leveraging financial inclusion among low-income groups. This study investigates whether mobile money transfer technologies can be utilised ... -
The informal cross-border trade : the case of informal cross-border trade between Lesotho and Durban - South Africa.
(2002)The processes of globalisation and trade liberalisation promote formal international trade world-wide. The processes have been accompanied by the renewed vigour to improve international competitiveness of the formal ... -
Mining for development? : a socio-ecological study on the Witbank coalfield.
(2011)Coal mining on the Highveld has historically served, and continues to serve as an indissoluble cog in South Africa’s development. The study contends that the inherent speculative character of coal as a finite resource ... -
Public infrastructure : an assessment of the developmental impact of road infrastructure : a case study of the Mzinyathi access road in the Durban Municipal Region.
(2008)The purpose of this study is to assess the developmental impact of the Mzinyathi access road in Durban (eThekwini) and to establish whether the construction of the road contributes to the poverty alleviation or not. The ... -
Small, micro and medium enterprise support intervention : an exploratory analysis of clustering effects in Clairwood and Cato Manor, Durban.
(2010)This study identifies and explores the clustering effects of external economy and joint action of SMMEs throughout clusters in Clairwood and Cato Manor in Durban. It attempts to contribute to an understanding of clustering ... -
Social capital, social networks and refugee migration : an exploration of the livelihood strategies of Durban Congolese refugees.
(2005)This study investigates DRC refugees' economic activities in the Durban area in order to understand why some DRC refugees adapt and integrate in the local economy whereas others fail and migrate to refugee camps outside ... -
A study investigating the construction of unemployed men's masculinity.
(2008)In South Africa, the erosion of jobs in the formal economy, the increased role played by the informal economy in people's survival and the high unemployment rate are the main causes of chronic poverty. Between 40% and 50% ... -
A study of the self-employed in the urban informal sector in Harare.
(2010)State failure in Zimbabwe has had a profound impact on the labour market. As job opportunities in the formal sector have shrunk due to the contraction of the economy, the informal sector has been showing rapid growth. The ... -
Trade in woodcrafts in the Hazyview area, Mupumalanga Province as a source of income for informal traders.
(2004)The study examines the woodcraft trade in the Hazyview area through the application of the value chain methodology as adapted from the works of writers such as Kaplinsky and Morris (2001), McCormick and Schmitz (2002) and ... -
Understanding the importance of firm heterogeneity in a liberalised trade environment : a case study of South African footwear manufacturers.
(2012)Traditional trade theories, such as the Ricardian and Heckscher-Ohlin models, posit that comparative advantage determines a country’s industrial structure in a liberalized trade environment. However, developments in ... -
Uneven burdens? : gender, time use and unpaid care work : a case study in Matsanjeni, Swaziland.
(2005)The dissertation explores the differences in time spent by women and men in different activities in Matsanjeni Swaziland. We classify the activities under the Systems of National Accounts (SNA), as SNA activities, non-SNA ...