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Investment, Employment, and Trade as Drivers of Income‐Based Inclusive Growth in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the drivers of income‐based inclusive economic growth in 14 Sub‐Saharan African countries from 2000 to 2023, focusing on investment, employment, trade openness, population growth, inflation, and foreign direct investment.
Evans Yeboah, Emmanuel Atobrah, Olufunmilayo Olayemi Jemiluyi, Alexander Amo Baffour   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate and southern Africa's water-energy-food nexus [PDF]

, 2015
In southern Africa, the connections between climate and the water-energy-food nexus are strong. Physical and socioeconomic exposure to climate is high in many areas and in crucial economic sectors. Spatial interdependence is also high, driven for example,
A Calzadilla, A Scott, A Turton, A Wales, AA Misselhorn, B Lankford, B Martin, C Arndt, C Arndt, C Arndt, C Brown, C Dalin, C Fant, C Ringler, C Rosenzweig, CB Field, CJ Vörösmarty, D Conway, D Conway, D Manatsa, D Peronne, D Sparks, DB Lobell, DL Tschirley, F Ellis, FF Nyatsanza, G Nelson, G Prasad, G Prasad, G Ziervogel, H Hoff, HH Savenije, HH Savenije, I Harris, J Bartram, J Ellis, J Liu, J Pittock, J Rees, J Schewe, J Thurlow, JM Dabrowski, JW Hansen, K Furlong, K O'Brien, L Bizikova, L Mehta, M Bazillian, M Chilundo, M Howells, M Jerven, M Konar, M Whiteside, MC Peel, ME Shongwe, MJ Jury, MT Sarch, N Hanasaki, N Hanasaki, N Hepworth, N Mason, N Zinyengere, P Ondiege, P Raskin, PJ Ashton, PW Gerbens-Leenes, R Beilfuss, RP Kane, S Barrios, S Devarajan, S Muchuru, SA Ahmed, T Alton, TW Hertel, WA Landman, WA Landman   +75 more
core   +3 more sources

Impact of Technological Innovation, Environmental Policy, and Policy Inclusion on Renewable Energy Adoption in Sub‐Sahara Africa

Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the factors influencing renewable energy consumption and renewable electricity in Sub‐Sahara Africa (SSA) using the Lewbel 2SLS approach, panel quantile regression and Driscoll and Kraay estimator. It focuses on a panel dataset covering 41 countries from 1998 to 2020.
Emmanuel K. Manu, Simplice A. Asongu
wiley   +1 more source

No. 03: International Migration, Immigrant Entrepreneurs and South Africa’s Small Enterprise Economy [PDF]

, 1997
Since 1990 there has been a growing movement of foreign migrants and refugees to South Africa. The migrants have come primarily from South Africa’s traditional supply areas, including many Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries.
Rogerson, Christian M.
core   +1 more source

The Impact of Institutional Quality on Income Inequality in Southern African Development Community (SADC) Countries

Journal of Economics Education and Entrepreneurship
The study seeks to assess the impact of institutional quality on income inequality in SADC countries from 1980 to 2020 using the pooled mean group (PMG) estimation technique.
Dorcas Gonese, Kin Sibanda, Courage Mlambo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Brain Drain and Productivity Growth: Evidence From South Africa, 1947–2019

Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper provides empirical evidence of how high‐level human capital outflow could affect TFP‐based economic development and vice versa. The concern of potential endogeneity between brain drain and economic development is addressed directly.
Johannes Fedderke, Xiaodi Dong
wiley   +1 more source

To harmonise or not to harmonise? The case of cross-national biotechnology governance in Southern Africa [PDF]

, 2011
This paper is based on a study which investigated both existing and new regulatory responses to food emergencies and bigger challenges presented by modern gene-based biotechnologies.
Mugwagwa, Julius
core   +3 more sources

A review of topsoil governance for mining and agriculture in South Africa and abroad

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Topsoil is taken for granted as the dirt under our feet. Yet, humanity hinges on 15 cm of topsoil. As with potable water, topsoil is a natural resource we depend on daily. This review examines the chronological development of topsoil conservation through the governance of legal and other instruments since 1701. It highlights how topsoil is defined, its
Chrizette D. Neethling, Surina Esterhuyse, Pieter W. van Deventer, Suzanne J. Milton, Joh R. Henschel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Legislative landscape for traditional health practitioners in Southern African development community countries: a scoping review

BMJ Open, 2020
Background and objectives Globally, contemporary legislation surrounding traditional health practitioners (THPs) is limited. This is also true for the member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
Amber Louise Abrams, Torkel Falkenberg, Christa Rautenbach, Mosa Moshabela, Busisiwe Shezi, Suné van Ellewee, Renee Street   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Regulating Autonomous Weapon Systems: Searching for African Solutions to Regional and Global Problems

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS), while offering strategic advantages in warfare, pose significant ethical, legal, and security risks, especially for countries in the Global South. This article examines how a philosophical perspective, rooted in African ethical and political thought, can enrich regional and global debates on regulating ...
Ezenwa E. Olumba, Samuel Oyewole, Christopher Isike, Tony Onazi Oche   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source