Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 13,85 MB
Release : 2019-11-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1464814414
Seventeen in a series of annual reports comparing business regulation in 190 economies, Doing Business 2020 measures aspects of regulation affecting 10 areas of everyday business activity.
Author : Willem H. Boshoff
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 24,83 MB
Release : 2020-04-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3030357546
This book investigates the South African business cycle and its links to structural change in the economy. Against the backdrop of the democratic transition in 1994 and the global financial crisis, the authors study how business cycles in South Africa have changed and how cycles are related to key developments in the financial markets, international trade and business sentiment in the country. By focusing on peaks and troughs in economic activity – so-called ‘turning-point cycles’ – the book links up with the common approach of international policymakers to studying fluctuations in economic activity. The authors also introduce new approaches to measuring phases of the business cycle (to understand slow recoveries after the global crisis), provide comprehensive descriptions to complement quantitative analyses, and utilize new data sources that allow the measurement of economic activity over longer periods. As such, the book provides the first integrated overview of business cycles in an emerging market, providing academics and policymakers with a better understanding of the measurement challenges and drivers of the cycle.
Author : Valerie Møller
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 32,18 MB
Release : 1997-10-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780792347972
South Africa's peaceful transition to democracy has gained it world recognition. This book gives a frank report on contemporary South African society and the challenges which the new nation faces. Sixteen social scientists, experts in fields as wide-ranging as economics, politics, and development planning, have compiled a social report on South Africa two years into democracy. The volume covers critical concerns which impact on the well-being of the average South African. The dozen chapters in the book present facts and figures as well as in-depth commentary on social issues which South Africa must address. The authors discuss the legacies of the past, including poverty and social inequality; problems of transition ranging from trauma to crime; and the hopes for the future which lie in economic growth and development, a deeper understanding of democracy, and a healthy dose of optimism. The book draws on information from a wide variety of sources including government statistics, independent social surveys, community research, and opinion polls. This rich data weaves a tapestry of the quality of life in South Africa for Africa watchers and the general public.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 724 pages
File Size : 18,92 MB
Release : 2000
Category : South Africa
ISBN :
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 27,78 MB
Release : 2008-08-22
Category :
ISBN : 9264043462
A guide for constructing and using composite indicators for policy makers, academics, the media and other interested parties. In particular, this handbook is concerned with indicators which compare and rank country performance.
Author : Fanie Cloete
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Page : 662 pages
File Size : 44,19 MB
Release : 2014-12-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1920689516
This blind peer reviewed book systematically records, analyses and assesses for the first time in a single volume the implications of the global development and management of professional evaluation for the African continent.The book deals with the most strategic contemporary evaluation themes. Each of these themes contains discussions of theoretical issues illustrated with one or more short case studies, while selected longer case studies and other relevant documentation are also taken up in annexures at the end of the book. The book therefore comprises a guide to best M&E practices for purposes of systematic policy, programme and project evaluations. It is suitable for both professional M&E institutionalisation and capacity-building projects as well as for evaluation information dissemination and education at different levels in the public, private and voluntary sectors in society, especially in a developmental context.
Author : Andrew Dawes
Publisher : HSRC Press
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 49,86 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN :
Taking a rights-based approach, this comprehensive study develops a conceptual framework and a definitive set of holistic indicators for monitoring the well-being of children in South Africa. Taking cues from the child-rights focus of the South African constitution, it is made clear that it is not just the state of the children that is important to measure, but also the contexts within which the children grow and develop. Providing practical tools for policy makers to assess the effectiveness of child-based policies and interventions, this practical work addresses a wide range of domains--child poverty, HIV and AIDS, education, mental health and disability, abuse and neglect, the justice system, and children affected by the worst forms of labor.
Author : Keith N. Barnes
Publisher : Birdlife South Africa
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 40,58 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Nature
ISBN :
Author : Richard Rottenburg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 43,29 MB
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 1316395456
The twenty-first century has seen a further dramatic increase in the use of quantitative knowledge for governing social life after its explosion in the 1980s. Indicators and rankings play an increasing role in the way governmental and non-governmental organizations distribute attention, make decisions, and allocate scarce resources. Quantitative knowledge promises to be more objective and straightforward as well as more transparent and open for public debate than qualitative knowledge, thus producing more democratic decision-making. However, we know little about the social processes through which this knowledge is constituted nor its effects. Understanding how such numeric knowledge is produced and used is increasingly important as proliferating technologies of quantification alter modes of knowing in subtle and often unrecognized ways. This book explores the implications of the global multiplication of indicators as a specific technology of numeric knowledge production used in governance.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 40,65 MB
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789264156227
The OECD education indicators enable countries to see themselves in light of other countries performance. They reflect on both the human and financial resources invested in education and on the returns of these investments.
