Browsing by Subject "China"
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Bisphenol A (BPA) in China: a review of sources, environmental levels, and potential human health impacts
(Elsevier, 2012)Bisphenol A (BPA), identified as an endocrine disruptor, is an industrially important chemical that is used as a raw material in the manufacture of many products such as engineering plastics (e.g., epoxy resins/polycarbonate ... -
Chinese foreign direct investment in Africa: making sense of a new economic reality
(Academic journals, 2012)China's economic progress and relations with other developing regions have received much attention, particularly the way in which Sino-African relations have evolved since 2000. This paper aims to put Chinese FDI in Africa ... -
The comprehensive strategic partnership agreement between South Africa and China : a geopolitical case study considering African realism (2010–2015)
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2019)Following the end of the Cold War and apartheid, both South Africa and China were rising politically and economically in a globalised multi-polar world order. South Africa rose to prominence after the first democratic ... -
The determinants of national and provincial economic growth in China
(North-West University, 2005)This dissertation investigates the determinants of economic growth in China since 1978, with a focus on the determinants of spatial growth. A study of the theories of economic growth shows that both proximate and fundamental ... -
Die identifisering van realistiese bilaterale uitvoergeleenthede vir Suid-Afrika en China: ʼn Besluitondersteuningsmodel
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)South Africa and China have a long-standing, unique trade relationship. Since 2009, China has been South Africa’s largest trade partner. South Africa primarily depends on the export of commodities. Traditionally, China’s ... -
The end of the multifibre agreement : a case study of South Africa and China
(2011)The Multifibre Agreement ("MFA") regulated textile trade until 1 January 2005. It was predominantly focused on curtailing textile exports from developing countries, like South Africa and China. With the end of the MFA, ... -
Essays on the export performance and provincial growth of China
(North-West University, 2007)This dissertation investigates the determinants of China's exports and regional economic growth, the direction of causality between foreign direct investment (FDI) and exports; and convergence analysis among Chinese ... -
Evaluating the price of different grades of chrome ore in South Africa
(North-West University, 2018)The mining industry, being one of the largest industries in South Africa, is under review by investors due to the suggestions from the Department of Mineral Resources for revising the mining charter. There are growing ... -
Implementation of sunshine sports in secondary schools in Tianjin, China : barriers and prospects : physical education
(LAM Publications; AJOL; Sabinet, 2014)The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the implementation of sunshine sports in secondary schools of Tianjin, China. A total of 450 physical education (PE) teachers in 34 secondary schools drawn from six districts ...