Magister Economicae - MEcon (Social Development)

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    The characteristics of an effective nonprofit organisation: A critical analysis
    (University of the Western Cape, 2007) Coetzee, Marcus; Le Roux, Pieter; School of Government; Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences
    This thesis presents a model of the characteristics of an effective nonprofit organisation and a practical tool to evaluate the extent to which nonprofit organisations comply with these characteristics. As part of identifying the characteristics of effective nonprofit organisations, it was necessary to establish whether or not nonprofit organisations and businesses were distinct from one another, since this would determine whether research on the characteristics of effective businesses could be applied to nonprofit organisations. An exploration of the key similarities and defining differences between nonprofit organisations and businesses subsequently revealed a number of startling and unexpected insights.
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    The influence of laws, regulations and policies on the development of micro-small and medium enterprises :the case of the coastal region of the Benguela Province, Angola
    (University of the Western Cape, 2010) Hollige, Oliver; LeRoux; Bäcker, Gabriele; Institute for Social Development; Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences
    The study was undertaken in the coastal area of the Benguela Province in Angola. The research question can be formulated as follows: How do laws, policies and regulations influence the development of MSMEs in the coastal area of the Benguela Province? The theory of transaction cost as developed by the new institutional economists will provide the framework for the study.
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    The production of oilseeds in Ethiopia: value chain analysis and the benefit that accrue to the primary producers
    (University of the Western Cape, 2005) Fanta, Elias Gebreselassie; Le Roux, Pieter; Birkendorf, Tobias; Institute for Social Development; Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences
    Oilseed is the third most important export item in Ethiopian foreign trade. It has registered a high export growth rate over recent years both in terms of volume and value. Besides its growing share in export, it is widely used for the extraction of edible oil and oilcake that is supplied to the domestic market. Although farmers are the primary producers of oilseeds, they are not able to benefit from the growing market share of the product due to the fact that they find themselves at the end of an extended market chain. As a result they only receive a very small proportion of what the final buyers are paying for the oilseed products. In addition, there is not much experience on the part of the farmers to process oilseeds, change it to edible oil and oilcake and retain the value addition in the local economy. This thesis used the value chain approach to investigate the possibilities for the primary producers to increase their income share from the selling of their products either by directly selling to exporters or by processing oilseeds, producing edible oil and oilcake, and retaining the value addition in the local economy.