Built largely to support the early mining industry, the Cape Colony's railway substantially
reduced the cost of transport to the interior and account for 22–25 percent of the increase in …

The railway played a large part in late nineteenth century and early twentieth century
globalization since, to benefit from the international economy, peripheral countries needed …

This empirical study investigates the direction of causality between gross domestic saving
and economic growth among the six sub-Saharan African fastest growing economies as …

Orientation The primary goal of Southern African Customs Union (SACU) is to promote
economic development through regional coordination. Consequently, SACU members have …

This book provides a unique account of the financial and political history of the South African
War by analysing the organisation and operations of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange …

Following an environmental infertility crisis, guano fertilisation became an important part of
Cape colonial agriculture in the nineteenth century. Collected from various offshore islands …

Since its establishment in November 1887, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has
served as something of a mirror to South Africa's multifaceted political economy, reflecting its …

Built mostly to support the early mining industry, the Cape Colony's railways reduced the
cost of transport to the interior and increased labor productivity in the Colony from 1859 to …

The bat guano trade, although a small, localised, and secondary enterprise was as
significant for the nineteenth and early twentieth century Cape fertiliser trade as its more …

During the first 50 years of its existence, the Cape guano trade was controlled by
entrepreneurs who were profit and export orientated. They used their control over certain …