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MMCP Research Workshop
The Making the Most of Commodities Programme (MMCP) held its second workshop focused on developing a common methodology on 21st – 25th July 2009 in the Centre for African Studies, University of Cape Town. The MMCP is a collaborative research and policy programme between PRISM and the Open University. The general objective of the research and policy activities of the MMCP is to assist African countries to minimise the potential costs of the boom in commodity prices, to maximise the possible industry and knowledge intensive service linkage opportunities to promote sustainable industrial growth, and to ensure widespread access to the fruits of this growth in a context of good governance.
Mike Morris speaks on China-Africa relations at African Development Bank meeting
Prof Mike Morris (head of PRISM in the CSSR), on behalf of the African Economic Research Consortium, was one of the principal speakers at a Special Side Event session on Policy Issues in China-Africa Trade, Investment and Aid Relations at the African Development Bank Annual General Meeting. on the 11th of May. The special session was organised by the African Economic Research Consortium.
Prof Morris is a convenor of the AERC Asian Drivers Impact on Sub Saharan Africa programme. The presentations reported on the policy conclusions of scoping study reports from 22 countries.
2008 Annual Report released
The Centre for Social Science Research's annual report for 2008 has been released. It, and earlier reports, can be downloaded on the Annual Reports page.
It includes the annual reports for each of the research units within the CSSR.
