South Africa in Gear: 'A better life for all' or a zero-sum game of globalization?

GeoJournal

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 79-92

  Tsheola, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Balance of payments; Deprivation; Foreign direct investment; Gear; Globalisation; Openness; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INVESTMENTS; TRAJECTORIES;

GLOBALIZATION;

COMMERCE;

BALANCE OF PAYMENTS; GLOBALIZATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; NATIONAL ECONOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TRADE PERFORMANCE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0142214716     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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