Mzukisi Qobo
Biographic Data
| ID | 1583345 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mzukisi Qobo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mzukisi |
| FAMILY NAME | Qobo |
| SIGNATURE | QOBO M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Johannesburg |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7778-3811 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
African Philanthropy
Geopolitics, technology wars and global supply chains
Ongoing US–China geopolitical rivalry could harm Africa. As in the case of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, when African countries were treated like pawns on a global chessboard, African countries risk getting caught in current US–China geopolitical tensions. These are intensifying following the COVID-19 pandemic when many Africa states are facing their worst socio-economic crisis since independence, as well as a sover…
The Rise of Sovereign Wealth Funds in the Global Economy
Establishing a sovereign wealth fund is one of the instruments the governing party has considered to give expression to the idea of a developmental state. Such an instrument would largely draw on natural resource windfalls to build an intergenerational store of wealth while also responding to longstanding developmental challenges. This makes sense given South Africa's mineral endowments and future prospects in natural gas, as shown recently by th…
The Political Economy of Global Vaccine Nationalism
Since the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a global pandemic in early 2020, several countries have moved from non-pharmaceutical interventions in combatting the Covid-19 pandemic to developing vaccine acquisition strategies. Many developed countries adopted strategies to secure and stockpile vaccines. Pharmaceutical firms used their bargaining power to negotiate steep vaccine prices in developing nations. Vaccine nationalism and the pr…
Economic, trade and development relations between South Africa and the European Union
The relationship between democratic South Africa and the European Union (EU) has been in existence for over 20 years, with its roots tracing back to anti-apartheid support measures. In its earlier form, it was anchored in the Reconstruction and Development Programme. Currently, it is guided by the National Development Plan of the National Planning Commission. This relationship has been tested over time, especially as a result of negotiations over…
The Role of China in Africa’s Industrialization
The economies of Africa require urgent structural transformation and the great challenge is how industrial development can aid this transformation process. China’s ability to sustain high productivity growth was underpinned by resource allocation from low-to-high productive sectors and this was the essence of its own modernization processes. Most African countries remain highly reliant on commodity exports in a depressed global environment, exace…
Ubuntu, public policy ethics and tensions in South Africa's foreign policy
This article examines the practicability of Ubuntu in public policy, in particular the domain that concerns South Africa's external relations. The authors contend that advancing Ubuntu in a world that is increasingly fractured along identity lines, marked by anxiety and characterised by realism and interplays of power is an ideal worth pursuing. This article shows that there is dissonance in South Africa in the rhetoric that champions Ubuntu and …
The rise of emerging powers in the global development finance architecture
Although the ascent of the BRICS and the NDB represents a challenge to the Western-dominated world order, there is little evidence to suggest that the BRICS grouping has intentions to overhaul the current global order. Nevertheless, the decision by the BRICS countries to establish the NDB has not only underscored the growing institutionalisation of the BRICS grouping, it has also potentially heralded the emergence of a counterweight to the tradit…
South Africa's foreign economic strategies in a changing global system
South Africa’s foreign policy has evolved through various presidents, from Nelson \nMandela to Jacob Zuma. One characteristic lacuna through the various administrations \nhas been the weak linkage between foreign economic strategies and domestic \neconomic objectives. There is a gap between what is expressed in rhetoric and the \nactual execution of foreign policy. Further, since the dawn of democracy there has also \nbeen a gradual shift from a …
Is environmentally sustainable and inclusive growth possible? Sub-Saharan Africa and emerging global norms on development
This paper critically reviews the debates on environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive growth with specific focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. It observes that, even considering its inherent limits, the discourse on growth is still imprisoned by the Washington Consensus mode of thinking. There have been attempts by various institutions and commissions appointed by heads of government to take the debate forward, but a lack of commonly agreed gl…
Refocusing South Africa's economic diplomacy
This article assesses the prospects for a clearly articulated economic diplomacy approach in South Africa's foreign policy. It argues that while South Africa's foreign policy has been to a considerable extent normatively grounded, it has failed to develop a coherent economic diplomacy that is based on focused and distinctly expressed priorities. This is a crucial gap that limits the country's ability to respond to regional and global changes, in …
The rise of emerging powers in the global development finance architecture
Although the ascent of the BRICS and the NDB represents a challenge to the Western-dominated world order, there is little evidence to suggest that the BRICS grouping has intentions to overhaul the current global order. Nevertheless, the decision by the BRICS countries to establish the NDB has not only underscored the growing institutionalisation of the BRICS grouping, it has also potentially heralded the emergence of a counterweight to the tradit…
Refocusing South Africa's economic diplomacy
This article assesses the prospects for a clearly articulated economic diplomacy approach in South Africa's foreign policy. It argues that while South Africa's foreign policy has been to a considerable extent normatively grounded, it has failed to develop a coherent economic diplomacy that is based on focused and distinctly expressed priorities. This is a crucial gap that limits the country's ability to respond to regional and global changes, in …
The Rise of Sovereign Wealth Funds in the Global Economy
Establishing a sovereign wealth fund is one of the instruments the governing party has considered to give expression to the idea of a developmental state. Such an instrument would largely draw on natural resource windfalls to build an intergenerational store of wealth while also responding to longstanding developmental challenges. This makes sense given South Africa's mineral endowments and future prospects in natural gas, as shown recently by th…
The Role of China in Africa’s Industrialization
The economies of Africa require urgent structural transformation and the great challenge is how industrial development can aid this transformation process. China’s ability to sustain high productivity growth was underpinned by resource allocation from low-to-high productive sectors and this was the essence of its own modernization processes. Most African countries remain highly reliant on commodity exports in a depressed global environment, exace…
Ubuntu, public policy ethics and tensions in South Africa's foreign policy
This article examines the practicability of Ubuntu in public policy, in particular the domain that concerns South Africa's external relations. The authors contend that advancing Ubuntu in a world that is increasingly fractured along identity lines, marked by anxiety and characterised by realism and interplays of power is an ideal worth pursuing. This article shows that there is dissonance in South Africa in the rhetoric that champions Ubuntu and …
South Africa's foreign economic strategies in a changing global system
South Africa’s foreign policy has evolved through various presidents, from Nelson \nMandela to Jacob Zuma. One characteristic lacuna through the various administrations \nhas been the weak linkage between foreign economic strategies and domestic \neconomic objectives. There is a gap between what is expressed in rhetoric and the \nactual execution of foreign policy. Further, since the dawn of democracy there has also \nbeen a gradual shift from a …
Refocusing South Africa's economic diplomacy
This article assesses the prospects for a clearly articulated economic diplomacy approach in South Africa's foreign policy. It argues that while South Africa's foreign policy has been to a considerable extent normatively grounded, it has failed to develop a coherent economic diplomacy that is based on focused and distinctly expressed priorities. This is a crucial gap that limits the country's ability to respond to regional and global changes, in …
Is environmentally sustainable and inclusive growth possible? Sub-Saharan Africa and emerging global norms on development
This paper critically reviews the debates on environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive growth with specific focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. It observes that, even considering its inherent limits, the discourse on growth is still imprisoned by the Washington Consensus mode of thinking. There have been attempts by various institutions and commissions appointed by heads of government to take the debate forward, but a lack of commonly agreed gl…
The rise of emerging powers in the global development finance architecture
Although the ascent of the BRICS and the NDB represents a challenge to the Western-dominated world order, there is little evidence to suggest that the BRICS grouping has intentions to overhaul the current global order. Nevertheless, the decision by the BRICS countries to establish the NDB has not only underscored the growing institutionalisation of the BRICS grouping, it has also potentially heralded the emergence of a counterweight to the tradit…
South Africa's foreign economic strategies in a changing global system
South Africa’s foreign policy has evolved through various presidents, from Nelson \nMandela to Jacob Zuma. One characteristic lacuna through the various administrations \nhas been the weak linkage between foreign economic strategies and domestic \neconomic objectives. There is a gap between what is expressed in rhetoric and the \nactual execution of foreign policy. Further, since the dawn of democracy there has also \nbeen a gradual shift from a …
Ubuntu, public policy ethics and tensions in South Africa's foreign policy
This article examines the practicability of Ubuntu in public policy, in particular the domain that concerns South Africa's external relations. The authors contend that advancing Ubuntu in a world that is increasingly fractured along identity lines, marked by anxiety and characterised by realism and interplays of power is an ideal worth pursuing. This article shows that there is dissonance in South Africa in the rhetoric that champions Ubuntu and …
Economic, trade and development relations between South Africa and the European Union
The relationship between democratic South Africa and the European Union (EU) has been in existence for over 20 years, with its roots tracing back to anti-apartheid support measures. In its earlier form, it was anchored in the Reconstruction and Development Programme. Currently, it is guided by the National Development Plan of the National Planning Commission. This relationship has been tested over time, especially as a result of negotiations over…
The Role of China in Africa’s Industrialization
The economies of Africa require urgent structural transformation and the great challenge is how industrial development can aid this transformation process. China’s ability to sustain high productivity growth was underpinned by resource allocation from low-to-high productive sectors and this was the essence of its own modernization processes. Most African countries remain highly reliant on commodity exports in a depressed global environment, exace…
The Political Economy of Global Vaccine Nationalism
Since the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a global pandemic in early 2020, several countries have moved from non-pharmaceutical interventions in combatting the Covid-19 pandemic to developing vaccine acquisition strategies. Many developed countries adopted strategies to secure and stockpile vaccines. Pharmaceutical firms used their bargaining power to negotiate steep vaccine prices in developing nations. Vaccine nationalism and the pr…
The Rise of Sovereign Wealth Funds in the Global Economy
Establishing a sovereign wealth fund is one of the instruments the governing party has considered to give expression to the idea of a developmental state. Such an instrument would largely draw on natural resource windfalls to build an intergenerational store of wealth while also responding to longstanding developmental challenges. This makes sense given South Africa's mineral endowments and future prospects in natural gas, as shown recently by th…
African Philanthropy
Geopolitics, technology wars and global supply chains
Ongoing US–China geopolitical rivalry could harm Africa. As in the case of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, when African countries were treated like pawns on a global chessboard, African countries risk getting caught in current US–China geopolitical tensions. These are intensifying following the COVID-19 pandemic when many Africa states are facing their worst socio-economic crisis since independence, as well as a sover…
Political science (11 works) · Economics (9 works) · Development economics (8 works) · Politics (8 works) · International trade (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · China (4 works) · International Development and Aid (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political economy (4 works)