Browsing Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences by Author "Kleynhans, Ewert"
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Productivity, technical progress and scale efficiency in Indian manufacturing: post-reform performance
Kleynhans, Ewert; Pradeep, Valarmathi (Sabinet, 2013)This article studies the effects of the economic reforms on the Indian manufacturing industries. Data Envelopment Analysis was used to estimate technical and scale efficiency changes after the 1991 reform initiatives. The ... -
Profiling sectoral risks of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa for the first decade of the 21st century
Coetzee (Schutte), Zahne; Bezuidenhout, Henri; Claassen, Carike; Kleynhans, Ewert (University of Johannesburg, 2016)Despite Africa's strong foreign direct investment (FDI) performance since 2000, the majority of FDI inflows have been directed to a few selected countries. As investors face many risks when investing in developing countries, ... -
A shift-share analysis of job creation in the Platinum SDI during its first decade (1996-2006)
Kleynhans, Ewert; Claassen, Carike (Sabinet, 2012)This study evaluates the performance of the Platinum Spatial Development Initiative (SDI) development corridor in South Africa, which was initiated during 1996. Next to descriptive data, the study employed shift-share ... -
The competitive status of the South African wheat industry
Van der Merwe, Johannes; Cloete, Philippus; Van Schalkwyk, Herman; Kleynhans, Ewert (University of Johannesburg, 2016)This article investigates the competitiveness of the South African wheat industry and compares it to its major trade partners. Since 1997, the wheat-to-bread value chain has been characterised by concentration of ownership ... -
The governance of shale gas production in South Africa
Chapman, Geoffrey; Wait, Requier; Kleynhans, Ewert (Taylor & Francis, 2016)The proper governance of shale gas mining in the Karoo region of South Africa is important. With an estimated 390 trillion cubic feet of recoverable shale gas, large economic gains are possible. This may dramatically change ... -
ʼn Evaluasie van die Afrika-Unie as internasionale organisasie
Bezuidenhout, Henri; Kleynhans, Ewert (South African Academy for Science and Arts, 2014)The half centenary of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and the first decade of the African Union (AU) were celebrated during 2013. The OAU was established on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa, with the aim to promote unity ...