Can South and Southern Africa become globally competitive economies? / edited by Gavin Maasdorp.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview: Avoiding Marginalisation / Gavin Maasdorp -- 1. Why is Africa Marginal in the World Economy? / William Easterly -- 2. The Changing International Economic System / Peter Robson -- 3. Can Regional Integration Help Southern Africa? / Gavin Maasdorp -- 4. Small Countries within Regional Integration / Michael Matsebula and Vakashile Simelane -- 5. Migration and the Brain Drain / Oliver Saasa -- 6. Income Inequality and Poverty in South Africa / Mike McGrath -- 7. Public Expenditure and Poverty in Namibia / Irene Tlhase and Tjiuai Kangueehi -- 8. Provincial Marginalisation: KwaZulu-Natal / Nick Wilkins -- 9. Asian Lessons in Sustainable Development / Seiji Naya -- 10. The Real Exchange Rate and Reserve Management: Latin America in the 1990s / Felipe Larrain -- 11. Currency Convertibility and External Reserves / Laurence Clarke -- 12. Internationalisation of Capital Markets / S. Ghon Rhee -- 13. Macroeconomic Policy Lessons from Africa / Anselm London --

14. Macroeconomics and Marginalisation: the Triumph of Hope over Experience / Tony Hawkins -- 15. Effective Investment and Competitiveness / Michael Unger -- 16. Improving the Business Environment / Paul Holden -- 17. Avoiding Corporate Marginalisation / Millard W. Arnold -- 18. Technology and Unmarginalising / Roger Riddell -- 19. South Africa's Economic Reforms / Merle Holden -- 20. The South African Labour Market / Julian Hofmeyr -- 21. Labour Legislation and the Zimbabwean Economy / Joe Foroma -- 22. Helping Small and Medium Business / Marlene Hesketh -- 23. Health, Education and Productivity / Alan Whiteside.