Increased capital investment and productivity need not result in job losses. Government can use industrial policy to link investment incentives to job preservation and even job creation.
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A new airport, aerotropolis and development of two of the ‘three cities’ in the metropolitan strategy all aim to create jobs in Western Sydney. But right now the only certainty is a huge jobs deficit.
The Trump administration is rolling back environmental regulations, claiming it’s good for the economy. But research shows that conservation is better both for public health and for job creation.
There aren’t a lot of studies on South Africa’s cultural economy. A new one finds a cluster of creative firms in Cape Town with high levels of innovation.
Climate journalism can play an important role in painting the picture of a post-carbon economy. It should start by encouraging collective action and a sense of empowerment for everyday people.
The informal sector represents an opportunity to improve the lives of a large part of the workforce. Government should desist from harming livelihoods and broaden the scope of policy measures.
Sites like Agbogbloshie provides a valuable service. They offer opportunities for job creation, profit and cleaning up environments littered with waste.
Deportees and other migrants return home wealthier, more educated and with more work experience than people who never left. This ‘brain gain’ benefits the whole community, financially and politically.
Ramaphosa offered five simple yet bold goals for the next ten years that cut across the social and economic structural constraints that inhibit South Africa’s potential.
The value of green technologies and systems is that they are largely decentralised or semi-decentralised.
South Africa’s job summit ignored the great chasms that exist on how to create jobs.
South Africa needs to rethink the role of the informal economy as it mulls over ideas to beat joblessness.
While pay and profit are not irrelevant in employees’ work decisions, there are other motivators.
A newish method called the multidimensional poverty index is revealing new insights into the South Africa’s poverty.
African business schools can benefit from the rigourous process offered by global rankings and accreditations.
South Africa’s land reform programme will fail if it continues to neglect smallholder farming.
The population growth is in the west, but most of the jobs are still in the city centre. Three major development proposals could help reshape Melbourne in ways that help overcome this costly mismatch.
On Q&A, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive James Pearson said almost 60% of small business owners in Australia are paid $50,000 or less. Is that right?
Viewed against the odds of success in getting 55 countries to foster meaningful regional integration, Africa has made commendable progress in crafting its own creative approach.
Johannesburg’s central business district is developing into a major cross border shopping hub, servicing the broader sub-Saharan region and has a potential to grow even further.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor, Rhodes University
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Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Economist at Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University
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Laurie Carmichael Distinguished Research Fellow at the Centre for Future Work, and Professor Emeritus, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Dean of Business School, University of Southern Queensland
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Professor, Environment and Development Sociology, The University of Queensland
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School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Professor of Economics and National Senior Teaching Fellow, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer School of Management and Director Postgraduate Community and Not-for-profit Management Program, University of Technology Sydney
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Director, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, and Bankwest Research Chair in Economic Policy, Curtin University
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Senior Lecturer in Employment Relations and HRM, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Economics, RMIT University
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Vice Chancellor's Fellow at Victoria University and Adjunct Professor of Economics, Victoria University
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Vice Chancellor, Victoria University
