Conference 2003

DPRU / TIPS Conference
The Challenge of Growth and Poverty: The South African Economy Since Democracy
8 - 10 September 2003, Indaba Hotel, Johannesburg
The TIPS/DPRU Forum was sponsored by GTZ and FES

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Keynote Address: Conceptual and Measurement Issues in Poverty Analysis. Eric Thorbecke

Manufacturing Performance and Policy in South Africa: A Review. Dave Kaplan

Current Debates Around the Basic Income Grant: The Political and Socia-Economic Context. Neil Coleman

Can South Africa Afford to become Africas First Welfare State? James Thurlow

Zero Rating Foodstuff: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis. Marna Kearny

The Restructuring of State-Owned Assets. Does it Pay? Simangele Sekgobela

Public-Private Participation in the Delivery of Water Services: The Case of Nelspruit. Ameina Bayat and Zunaid Moolla

The Tortuous Road to Privatisation and Restructuring of State Assets in South Africa: Lessons from African Privatisation Experiences. Afeikhena Jerome and Moses Rangata

An Overview Of The Performance and Potential of Public Works Programmes in South Africa. Anna McCord and Jaqui Goldin

An Evaluation of Existing and Past Poverty Alleviation Programmes. Lindiwe Khumalo

Explaining Employment Trends and their Policy Implications. Miriam Altman

Universal Service Through Rollout Targets and Licence Conditions: Lessons from Telecommunications in South Africa. James Hodge

"Saving government from itself": Trade Union Engagement with the Restructuring of Spoornet. Karl von Holdt

Fast-Tracking Telecommunications Reform in Southern Africa. J Riley Allan

South African Households' Integration into the Core Economy Micro Level Covariates. Sten Dieden

Increases in Poverty in South Africa 1999-2002. Rosa Dias and Charles Meth

Social Assistance Grants, Poverty and Economic Growth in South Africa. Ingrid Woolard

The Role for Competition Policy in Economic Development? The Effects of Competition Policy in South Africa, and Selected International Comparisons. Simon Roberts

Rules and Discretion in Competition Policy: Large Horizontal Mergers in South Africa. James Fairburn

Administered Prices in South Africa. David Storer

Deep Cuts? Social Spending under GEAR. Albert Van Zyl and Carlene van der Westhuizen

The Productivity-Wage Relationship in South Africa: An Empirical Investigation. Jeremy Wakeford

Emergent Black Affluence and Social Mobility. Rulof Burger, Ronelle Burger and Servaas van der Berg

The Influence of Policy on the Roles of Agriculture in South African. Nick Vink

Contribution of the Contruction Industry to the South African Economy. Miriam Altman and Marina Meyer

Industrial Policy in Developing Economies: Developing Dynamic Comparative Advantage in the SA Auto Sector. Mike Morris, Rapheal Kaplinsky and Justin Barnes

Co-ordination Failure and Employment in South Africa. David Fryer and Désiré Vencatachellum

The Constraints to Growth and Employment: Evidence from a Survey of Manufacturing Firms in Durban. Richard Devey, Imraan Valodia, Miriam Velia and Bala Rajaratnam

Informal Economy Employment Data in South Africa: a Critical Analysis. Richard Devey, Caroline Skinner and Imraan Valodia

Regulatory Frameworks Impact and Efficacy Vol II: Detailed Sectoral Reports. Alison Gillwald

Regulatory Frameworks, Impact and Efficacy Volume I Executive Report. Ethél Teljeur

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