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The evolution of manufacturing in the Gauteng city-region: From de-industrialization to re-industrialization? (2018)
Book Chapter
Ashman, S., & Newman, S. (2018). The evolution of manufacturing in the Gauteng city-region: From de-industrialization to re-industrialization?. In K. Cheruiyot (Ed.), The Changing Space Economy of City-Regions: The Gauteng City-Region, South Africa. Springer

The South African economy has long been dominated by what Fine and Rustomjee (1996) call the “Minerals-Energy Complex” (MEC). Much South African ‘manufacturing’ has been connected to this capital intensive MEC core of the economy, with manufacturing... Read More about The evolution of manufacturing in the Gauteng city-region: From de-industrialization to re-industrialization?.

How things are produced (2018)
Book Chapter
Newman, S. How things are produced. In K. Deane, & E. van Waeyenberger (Eds.), Recharting the History of Economics Thought. Palgrave Macmillan. Manuscript submitted for publication

For Adam Smith, the origins of the wealth of nations can be found in the rapid accumulation of capital made possible by the expansion of scale and scope of production based upon its organisation: the division of labour. It is therefore not surprising... Read More about How things are produced.

Systems of accumulation and the evolving South African MEC (2013)
Book Chapter
Ashman, S., Fine, B., & Newman, S. (2013). Systems of accumulation and the evolving South African MEC. In D. Tavasci, B. Fine, & J. Saraswati (Eds.), Beyond the Developmental State: Industrial Policy into the Twenty-First Century (245-267). London: Pluto Press

Global commodity chains and global value chains (2012)
Book Chapter
Newman, S. (2012). Global commodity chains and global value chains. In B. Fine, A. Saad-Fihlo, & M. Boffo (Eds.), The Elgar companion to Marxist economics (155-161). Elgar Publishing

This entry draws out some of the key features of GCC/GVC analyses and other closely related approaches, not only to appraise them critically in and of themselves but also by way of pointing to their contribution to the understanding of contemporary c... Read More about Global commodity chains and global value chains.

Low-income countries and commodity price volatility (2011)
Book Chapter
Bargawi, H., Bova, E., Ferrarini, B., & Newman, S. (2011). Low-income countries and commodity price volatility. In T. Cottier, & P. Delimatsis (Eds.), The Prospects of International Trade Regulation: From Fragmentation to Coherence (452-482). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

The developmental state and post-liberation South Africa (2010)
Book Chapter
Ashman, S., Fine, B., & Newman, S. (2010). The developmental state and post-liberation South Africa. In N. Misra-Dexter, & J. February (Eds.), Testing Democracy: Which Way is South Africa Going? (23-45). South Africa: IDASA

The Developmental State and Post-Liberation South Africa