TIPS/DPRU Forum 2000
Programme and papers presented at the TIPS/DPRU Forum 2000.
TIPS Forum 2000 Programme
Monday 18 September 2000
09:00 - 10:00
10:00 - 11:00
Opening Address
11:00 - 12:00
Parallel Session 1
Parallel Session 1A: International Comparative Experience
Speaker: Dipak Mazumdar
Speaker: Geeta Kingdon and John Knight
12:00 - 14:00
Parallel Session 2
Parallel Session 2A: Macro- Policy and Labour Markets
Speaker: Dirck Stryker, Balakanapathy Rajaratnam & Fuad Cassim
Speaker: Michael J Samson
Title: A Sectoral Analysis of Employment & Wage Determination in South Africa
Speaker: Asghar Adelzadeh, K. Nicolaou, P. Malambo & M. Kanji
Parallel Session 2B: Sector Focus and the Labour Market
Title: The Status of Employment in the South African Clothing Sector - Diverting the "Race to the Bottom"
Speaker: Keryn House & Gus Williams
Title: Aligning Innovation for Dynamic Capabilities and Sustainable Growth in South African Manufacturing
Speaker: Eric Wood
Speaker: Chris Malikane & Simon Roberts
14:00 - 16:00
Parallel Session 3
Parallel Session 3A: Industry Strategy and Employment
Speaker: Nicoli Nattrass
Title: A Framework for Employment Policy in SA: Industrial Policy and Employment
Speaker: Miriam Altman
Parallel Session 3B: Unemployment in South Africa / Economics of AIDS
Speaker: Channing Arndt & Jeff Lewis
Speaker: Taryn Dinkelman & Farah Pirouz
19:00 - 22:00
Gala Dinner: Trade Negotiations, Poverty, and Food Security in Developing Countries
Tuesday 19 September 2000
08:00 - 10:00
Parallel Session 4
Parallel Session 4A: Regulation, Unemployment and the Labour Market
Speaker: David Fryer & Michael Newham
Speaker: Imraan Valodia
Speaker: Geeta Kingdon and John Knight
Parallel Session 4B: Skills and Labour Market Policy
Speaker: David Ashton & Johnny Sung
Title: Baseline Study of Industrial Training in South Africa 2000
Speaker: André Kraak & André Patrerson
10:00 - 12:00
Parallel Session 5
Parallel Session 5A: Economic Mobility in South Africa
Speaker: Paul L. Cichello, Gary S. Fields & Murray Leibbrandt
Speaker: Malcom Keswell
Parallel Session 5B: Economic Mobility in South Africa
Speaker: Reza Daniels
Speaker: Ebrahim-Khalil Hassen
Speaker: Cliff Naudé & S.K. McCoskey
12:00 - 14:00
Parallel Session 6
Parallel Session 6A: Employment Growth, SMMEs and Labour Markets
Speaker: Vusi Gumede
Speaker: Anna Kesper
Title: Regulating Casual Work, or Casualising Permanent Work? Changing Patterns of Employment in South Africa's Retail Sector
Speaker: Marlea Clarke
Parallel Session 6B: Sector Focus and Labour Markets
Speaker: Stephen Golub
Title: Impact of liberalisation on Employment in South Africa
Speaker: Johan Fedderke
Wednesday 20 September 2000
08:00 - 10:00
Parallel Session 8
Parallel Session 8A: Trade, Industry, International Competitiveness and Labour Markets
Title: When and Why does Globalisation Increase rather than Reduce Labour Market Inequalities in Developing Countries?
Speaker: Adrian Wood
Title: The Role of Small and Medium Enterprise Sector in Latin America: Implications for South Africa
Speaker: Albert Berry
14:00 - 16:00
Parallel Session 7
Parallel Session 7A: Agriculture and the Labour Market
Speaker: Peter Delius & Stefan Schirmer
Speaker: Tracy Simbi & Michael Aliber
Speaker: Haroon Bhorat
Speaker: Samuel Bonti-Ankomah
Parallel Session 7B: Investment, Income Distribution and Employment in South Africa
Speaker: James Heintz
