Biomethanol production from gasification of non-woody plant in South Africa: Optimum scale and economic performance

Energy Policy ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 312-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bamikole Amigun ◽  
Johann Gorgens ◽  
Hansie Knoetze
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Woody Plant ◽  
Optimum Scale

scholarly journals Considering barriers to investment in South Africa

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
KB Afful ◽  
CC Okeahalam
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Investment Policy ◽  
Domestic Economy ◽  
Portfolio Investment ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Economic Fundamentals ◽  
Capital Productivity ◽  
Main Determinants

This paper examines the effect of South Africa’s economic fundamentals on net direct investment and net portfolio investment. The results suggest that the main determinants of investment in South Africa are resource prices, input productivity and the economic performance of the domestic economy. The results illustrate that net direct investment and net portfolio investment are close but not perfect substitutes. In addition, we find that an increase in labour input costs reduces both net direct investment and net portfolio investment. Further, an increase in fixed capital productivity increases net direct investment. Further, also the results illustrate that subsidies increase both net direct investment and net portfolio investment. Moreover, an increase in exports increases both net direct investment and net portfolio investment. Policy recommendations are thus proposed that may increase foreign direct investment in South Africa.

The Myth of Middle Class Moderation: African Lessons for South Africa

1988 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-48
Author(s):  
Pauline H. Baker
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Political Behavior ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
Underlying Assumption ◽  
Coup D'etat ◽  
The Government

An underlying assumption that ocurs in both conventional wisdom and in many academic analyses of political behavior is the notion that a critical linkage exists between political change and economic performance. The assumption is that economic growth is either a precondition or a correlate of democracy and political stability. Little empirical research has been done to test the validity of this widely held assumption as it applies to multicultural societies. Moreover, in the African environment, the assumption seems to operate only in selected cases or in ways that defy categorization. Jerry Rawlings, for example, said he led his first coup d’etat in Ghana because the government was going to devalue the currency; he led his second coup, in part, because the next government was going to devalue; and, during his own tenure in office, he has presided over a 1000 percent devaluation.

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