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Migration Governance and Migration Rights in the Southern African Development Community (SADC): Attempts at Harmonization in a Disharmonious Region [PDF]

, 2015
This paper examines prospects for enhanced regional migration governance and protection of migrants’ rights in the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
Crush, Jonathan, Dodson, Belinda
core   +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

DETERMINANTS OF AGRICULTURAL TRADE OPENNESS, AND THEIR LINK TO ECONOMIC GROWTH: A CASE OF SADC COUNTRIES FROM 2000 TO 2021

Prizren Social Science Journal
This study evaluates the determinants of agricultural trade openness, exports, and their link to economic growth in the SADC region, using secondary panel data from 2000 to 2021.
Sekedi MABATHA, Mushoi BULAGI, Jan Johannes HLONGWANE   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

Digital Financial Inclusion and Economic Growth: The Moderating Role of Institutions in SADC Countries

International Journal of Financial Studies
The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between digital financial inclusion and economic growth in the SADC countries, while exploring the crucial moderating role of institutions.
Christelle Meniago
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

Evaluating institutional climate finance barriers in selected SADC countries

Climate Risk Management
Access to climate finance continues to inhibit the transition of southern African economies to a low-carbon, climate-resilient future. This is compounded by the region’s exposure to climate risks alongside several other factors, such as increasing population growth, high levels of inequality and unemployment, and limited fiscal resources. There remains
Kamleshan Pillay, Shanice Mohanlal, Blaise Dobson, Bhim Adhikari   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

No. 30: Regionalizing Xenophobia? Citizen Attitudes to Immgration and Refugee Policy in Southern Africa [PDF]

, 2004
The negative attitudes of South Africans towards non-citizens, migrants and refugees have been documented in several recent studies. Xenophobia has been officially recognized as a major problem by the state and steps have been taken by government and the
Crush, Jonathan, Pendleton, Wade
core   +1 more source

No. 23: Labour Migration Trends and Policies in Southern Africa [PDF]

, 2010
Since 1990, there have been major changes to longstanding patterns of intra-regional labour migration within the Southern African Development Community (SADC). At the same time, new channels of migration to and from the region have opened.
Crush, Jonathan, Williams, Vincent
core   +1 more source

Empirical Analysis of the AfCFTA in the SADC Region: Evidence using the PPML Estimation Technique

International Journal of Business, Economics, and Social Development
The challenges that small countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) face towards the successful implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) have not been adequately empirically tested to establish if there ...
Ngonidzashe Chiranga
doaj   +1 more source