Transport Infrastructure Investment and Transport Sector Productivity on Economic Growth in South Africa (1975-2011)

Cheteni, Priviledge

doi:10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n13p761

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“…Lessons from the case of Dubai concur with the latter accessions (Chaudhry 2012;Worku 2013). Cheteni (2013) and Kumo (2012) argued that transport infrastructures alone may not be sufficient to promote growth, without the presence of other socioeconomic factors. In addition, Ross and Townshend (2018) contend that other socioeconomic factors in the metros differ; hence, it is bound to have unevenness in terms of optimum utilisation of transport infrastructures for growth purposes across these metros.…”

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confidence: 83%

“…The results revealed that a vital long-run connection may be found between economic growth and economic infrastructure in South Africa. Cheteni (2013) analysed the combined effects of investments in transport infrastructure and transport sector productivity on the output growth of South Africa from 1975 to 2011. Both the VAR analyses and Bayesian VAR were applied to the study.…”

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An analysis of the impact of investment in public transport on economic growth of metropolitan cities in South Africa

Hanyurwumutima

Gumede

2021

Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management

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Background: Over the years, the South African government has emphasised improving the metros’ socioeconomic infrastructures because these form an essential catalyst that can boost grassroots development. Despite the considerable increase in investments in transport infrastructure in the metros, the contributions of the metros where all these transport investments are concentrated appear to be making little use of it to promote their grassroots development.Objectives: The study investigated the impact of public transportation on the output growth of South Africa.Method: One-way error component panel analysis is adopted to analyse disaggregated data from eight major metros in the country from 2003 to 2017. Data were mainly sourced on public transport expenditure, total social infrastructure expenditure, total capital formation, labour expenditure and output growth rate from each of the metros.Results: The results were a clear departure from what was obtained by previous studies on transport expenditure and the growth of South Africa. Six of the metros which are the big ones in terms of the population showed a result, which indicated that public transport expenditure did not influence their output significantly; but when combined with other social infrastructure, it exhibited significant impact. However, the results of the remaining two small metros showed that public transport expenditure and its combination with other social infrastructure all had a significant impact on their output growth.Conclusion: This confirms transport infrastructure investment conforms to the theory of the diminishing marginal product of capital. The six big metros should invest more in social infrastructure, which would complement the contemporary transport infrastructure investment. On the other hand, there is still a need to increase public transport infrastructure investments on the smaller metros.

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An analysis of the impact of investment in public transport on economic growth of metropolitan cities in South Africa

Hanyurwumutima

Gumede

2021

Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management

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“…(Fraser et al ., 1996; Crookes and Lyne, 2001; Makhura and Wasike, 2003; Finnemore et al ., 2004; Chaminuka et al ., 2008; Cheteni, 2013; Makhura, 2016; Kunzekweguta et al ., 2017; Cheteni et al ., 2018; Chaminuka et al ., 2019)…”

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“…The instability in the economic status is not appreciable as it acts like a backbone for a nation (Uddin et al ., 2013; Kurmann and Mertens, 2014; Redl, 2018). Moreover, sustainable economic development is very well connected to secure democratic development and safeguarding of human rights (Makhura and Wasike, 2003; Finnemore et al ., 2004; Chaminuka et al ., 2008; Cheteni, 2013; Carmody, 2019; Kollamparambil, 2020). The research towards the economic analysis of a country or nation is gaining momentum gradually (Crowley and Hudgins, 2018; Dunne and Kasekende, 2018; Olawumi Israel‐Akinbo et al ., 2018).…”

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Economic Development and South Africa: 25 Years Analysis (1994 to 2019)

Dhamija

2020

South African J Economics

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Economic Development highlights the growth and progression of every nation towards prosperity, and South Africa is not an exception to this phenomenon. Present article reviews economic progression in South Africa for last 25 years of time by applying systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis (1,241 articles) on Scopus extracted database (1994 to 2019; until 06 June). Inferences evidence significant work contributed by top universities, authors, funding sources, journals and citation statistics. Noticeably, implementation of a concept solely will not fetch real situation; however, a systematic review extends good to excellent understanding of the considered research agenda. Findings reveal the contradictory inter-connectivity of Cluster 1 Economic Inequality and Poverty, Cluster 2 Developing Country and Corruption and Cluster 6 Economic Development and Economic Policy. It is very important to understand that if a nation is facing economic inequality, corruption, and poverty; how it can achieve the status of economically developed nation. Identification of Cluster 3 Industrialization and Industry 4.0, Cluster 4 Unemployment and Entrepreneurship Education and Cluster 5 Sustainable Development and Economic Growth signifies scope of improvement. Conclusively, the researcher has proposed a conceptual model to address above stated concerns.

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“…African countries, on the other hand, lag in transport policy implementation to improve transport systems. Some African countries such as Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa, and Ghana have moved to implement transport policies that enhance the investment of more resources in the transport systems (Cheteni, 2013). Ethiopia has made important progress by investing in the development of rail transport.…”

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An Analysis of How the Pricing Instrument Policies Affect the Performance of Transport Services in Nairobi Metropolitan

GATHUNGU,

NJOROGE

2023

RJIBM

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Transport services contribution to the Kenyan economy is widely acknowledged, they cut across all sectors of the economy and provide many employment opportunities and generate widespread economic benefits. Considering the immense contribution of transport in economic growth, a reduction in transport cost is expected to spur economic growth and create a favorable business environment for Small and Medium enterprises. This study investigated how the Pricing instrument policies affect the performance of transport services in Nairobi Metropolitan. 384 participants ware sampled and 260 responded amounting to 67.7 percent response rate. Descriptive correlational study design was applied. Multiple regression model showed that there was a significant relationship between performance of the transport services sector and the policies implemented by the city management where multiple determinations coefficient of 0.056 displayed that infrastructure investment policies, price instrument policies and license procedures policies independent variables lead to 56 percent in performance of transport services in Nairobi Metropolitan Services. These findings support the fact that policy development and implementation in the transport sector affect the business organizations operating in the sector. Therefore, policy formulation or development, changes to the transport sector can only be realized when the policies are implemented appropriately. Therefore, this study recommended and encouraged effective policy implementation in the NMS and ensure that transportation services policies are implemented appropriately to make huge difference in the transport business sector. However, more research is needed using different methodological approaches to quantify the impacts of policies in the sector on growth and development. Other studies can examine how these policies affected other organizational outcomes, such as customer satisfaction and stakeholder wealth maximization to improve the quality of services offered in the transport sector.

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Transport Infrastructure Investment and Transport Sector Productivity on Economic Growth in South Africa (1975-2011)

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An analysis of the impact of investment in public transport on economic growth of metropolitan cities in South Africa

An analysis of the impact of investment in public transport on economic growth of metropolitan cities in South Africa

Economic Development and South Africa: 25 Years Analysis (1994 to 2019)

An Analysis of How the Pricing Instrument Policies Affect the Performance of Transport Services in Nairobi Metropolitan

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