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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?.

Financialization and Global Commodity Chains: Distributional Implications for Cotton in Sub-Saharan Africa (2018)
Journal Article
Staritz, C., Newman, S., Tröster, B., & Plank, L. (2018). Financialization and Global Commodity Chains: Distributional Implications for Cotton in Sub-Saharan Africa. Development and Change, 49(3), 815-842. https://doi.org/10.1111/dech.12401

© 2018 International Institute of Social Studies Restructuring of global and local markets has led to an increased influence of commodity derivatives markets on commodity price setting. This has critical implications for price risks experienced by ac... Read More about Financialization and Global Commodity Chains: Distributional Implications for Cotton in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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.