3. Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) - All submissions
Permanent URI for this communityhttps://wiredspace.wits.ac.za/handle/10539/45
Browse
2 results
Search Results
Item African States’ desire to emulate the People’s Republic of China developmental path(2021) Theunissen, Esmerelda TheresaThe aspirations of Ethiopia and Rwanda to emulate certain aspects of the PRC’s economic transformation and poverty reduction are explored. The PRC developmental path is attractive to Ethiopia as a possible alternative developmental paradigm to shift from agriculture to industrialization and the Rwandan regime’s desire to create jobs in the manufacturing sector with training and employment of Rwandan nationals and the transfer of technology support from the PRC in Rwanda. The research seeks to determine if the PRC development path is advantageous and examine reasons why certain aspects thereof are of interest to the two case studies, in their quest for development. The research is grounded in modernization theory because the course of modernization the PRC embarked on describes specific characteristics of Chinese modernization that relate to socialism and are harmony based and people centred. A qualitative research design was followed to understand the appeal of this development path for the African case studies, while Process Tracing was utilized to comprehend how much the PRC development path is changing growth patterns on the African continent. The PRC development path, although imperfect, its efforts in removing poverty and supporting the poor and marginalized have been more applicable to sub-Saharan Africa. This development path concept has been on the rise and some major themes were introduced and researched in this reportItem An evaluation of the impact the economic crisis has on European integration(2017) Theunissen, Esmerelda TheresaSince the emergence of the global economic crisis the European Union has been confronted with many challenges. The European vision of stability, growth, prosperity and economic convergence is at stake as the mechanisms of European integration have been revolving around the influential theories of supranationalism and intergovernmentalism. Due to the economic crisis, European integration has turned out to be of interest in Europe therefore, an empirical analysis is important to identify the setbacks on collective action. A research method has been applied to present systematic and explanatory knowledge and track the decisions and resolutions from 2010 – 2015 made by the EU supranational body with respect to the impact this crisis had on the process of European integration. This research examines how effectively the EU responded to the Eurozone crisis, especially under its revised mechanisms outlined in the Lisbon treaty. The research looks at the EU’s decision making mechanisms in view of the crisis. Case specific expectations on the reactions to the Eurozone crisis were examined emphasising the Greek sovereign debt crisis to ascertain the weakness of governance in Greece and in the EU.