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Item The role of mining in the economy of South West Africa/ Namibia(1986) Hartmann, Paul W.Item Währungspolitische Optionen für Namibia(1986) Tjingaete, FanuelNone provided. The following is taken from the author's Introductory overview:Item Multinational corporations in Namibia(1997) Kaur, RajinderItem Cross-cultural management in Namibia from a Scandinavian perspective(1998) Ringdahl, OlaItem Macroeconomic determinants of private investment in Namibia(1998) Harupara, Gerson E.Item Revenue productivity of the tax system in Namibia(1999) Zaaruka, Benethelin P.Item An econometric analysis of private domestic saving in Namibia(1999) Uanguta, Ngurimuye EbsonItem Estimating the demand for money in a developing country(2007) Humavindu, Rudolph R.In this paper, the demand for real money, M3, is estimated for South Africa for the period 1965 to 2003. The paper employs an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model using a two equation technique that includes cointegration and an error-correction model (ECM). The cointegration model estimates the long-run relation that might exists between the dependent variable and the explanatory variables, and the ECM determines the short-run relationship between money demand and its determinants. Recent studies (Nell, 1999; Moll, 1999; Jonsson, 2001; and Nell, 2003) found inconclusive results with regard to the stability of M3, as a monetary policy tool. While some researchers (Jonsson, 2001 and Nell, 1999) found significant relationship between M3 and its determinants, others (Moll 2000; Nell, 2003) concluded that there was no stable relationship between M3 and its determinants, with the level of inflation used as one of the determinants. Nevertheless, the test for stability conducted in this paper shows that the money demand function employed in the model is stable. The paper also found a strong and stable positive relationship between money demand and inflation, which shows that M3 as a policy tool is stable and can be used to target the level of inflation in South Africa. While previous studies did not employ statistical techniques that establish a long- and a short-run relationship between M3 and its determinants, this paper's contribution to literature is to establish a stable long- and short-run relationship between money demand and its determinants in the context of structural breaks. The paper found that structural breaks arising from changes in monetary and exchange policies had significant impacts on money demand, as expected,while changes in the political regime did not have a significant impact on money demand. In general, the results suggest that the demand for money function employed in this paper is stableItem An econometrics analysis of the determinants of inflation in Namibia(2007) Likukela, Mally;Item An econometrics analysis of the determinants of inflation in Namibia(2007) Likukela, MallyItem Financial development and economic growth in Namibia(2008) Mushendami, Postrick L.Abstract provided by authorItem Analysis of the revenue implications of trade liberalization on Namibia in the context of Southern African Customs Union(2008) Sikanda, Oscar S.Abstract provided by authorItem Transcending state-centrism(Lap Lambert Acad., 2009) Blaauw, LesleyThe end of the Cold War and the downfall of apartheid compelled SACU and SADC to recast their objectives and purpose. For SACU this meant changing from an organisation dominated by South Africa to a fully-fledged inter-state one Disconcertedly, however, about the reforms undertook by SACU, is that the disposition of member states remain important in determining the content and scope of regionalism. SADC, on the other hand, has also not sufficiently reform itself to achieve the ambitious goals it set-out for itself. Moreover, while SADC has since its inception in 1992 set-out to involve non-state actors in its regional integration efforts, limited institutional reform in 2000 and beyond, and elites at the forefront of institutional restructuring make it difficult for non-state actors to contribute to sustainable regional integration. The contention here is that that sustainable regionalist orders are best built by recognising that beyond the geometry of state-sovereignty, civil society organisations with a regional focus and the ordinary people of the region also contribute to regioness and as such to the re-conceptualisation of regional community in southern Africa.Item Compendium of elections in Southern Africa 1989-2009(Johannesburg: Electoral Institute of Southern Africa., 2009) Blaauw, Lesley; Kadima, D.; Booysen, S.; Lestholo, S.A comprehensive account of the first two decades of inclusive and competitive elections dealing with Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.Item Factors influencing investment(2009) Nghifenwa, Festus NatangweThis study makes use of ordinary least squares (OLS) technique in conjuction with the cointegration abd error correction models to determine factors influencing investment in Namibia, using data for the period 1960-2006. The results suggested that in the long run, real investment in Namibia is positively related to and influenced by GDP and investment in aranium mines by Rossing during 1970s' while negatively related to the prime lending rates and the inflation rates. In the short-run, investment is positively influenced by three variables namely; real GDP, domestic savings and prime lending rates. The study recommends a review of the administration of the investment regime with the view to come up with a simpler and transparent regime. It further recommends that quality of governance and property rihts protection be maintained to enhance investors' confidence. Finally, recommendation is made for further research incorporating issues of qualitative nature as raised in the limitation of the studyItem The impact of Namibia's affirmative action policy on employment of the designated groups(2009) Sifani, Josephine Namasiku;Abstract provided by authorItem Investigating the stability of private comsumption in Namibia(2009) Kamati Reinhold;Item Namibia: The KAS democracy report 2009([s.l], 2009) Du Pisani, Andre; Lindeke, William A.Item The effect of policy reforms on the performance of the telecommunication industry in SADC(2009) Jakobs, Benjamin;