Dr Arno Van Niekerk
Position
Senior Lecturer
Department
Economics and Finance
Address
FGG 335
Economics
R4098
Telephone
0514013271
Office
335
Information

Short CV

Publications

VAN NIEKERK, A.J. (2007) “Globalisation and Global Economic Governance: Contextualising the Interpretations and the Debate. A Review of Literature”. South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences (SAJEMS), 10(4), pp. 546-559.
VAN NIEKERK, A.J. (2008) “Post-conflict Reconstruction and the Millennium Development Goals. Lessons from the Mozambican case”. African Development Perspectives Yearbook, Volume 13, pp.
VAN NIEKERK, A.J (2010) “Governance From Below and Global Governance: Accommodating Change”. In Aras, G and D. Crowther (eds.) Developments in Corporate Governance and Responsibility (Volume 1): NGOs and Social Responsibility. London: Emerald.
VAN NIEKERK, A.J. (2010) “CSL: A Credible Instrument of Learning? Findings From Selected Projects”, Journal of New Generational Sciences, 8(1), pp. 303-320.
VAN NIEKERK, A.J. (2010) “CSL as a Scholarship of Engagement: Findings and Recommendations”. In Francis, D., S. Mahlomaholo and M. Nkoane (eds.) Praxis Towards Sustainable Empowering Learning Environments in South Africa. Bloemfontein: SUN MEDIA.

VAN NIEKERK, A.J. (2011) “African Economic Integration, the Millennium Development Goals and African Reform Challenges in the View of the Global Financial Crisis”. African Development Perspectives Yearbook, Volume 15, pp. 37-58.

VAN NIEKERK, A.J. (2014) “Africa, Globalisation and the role of Economic Governance: Pre and post the GFC”. African Development Perspectives Yearbook, Volume 16, pp. 147-176.

VAN NIEKERK, A.J. (2015) “Inclusive Economics and the International Economic Order.” International Journal of Economics and Finance Studies, 7(1), pp. 1-16.

VAN NIEKERK, A.J. (2016) “The Development and Internationalisation of South African Banking.” Bank Management in South Africa: A Risk-based Perspective. Juta. Pp. 125-158.

 VAN NIEKERK, A.J. (2018) “Economic inclusivity: Africa’s MDG-progress and lessons for SDGs.” African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, 9(1), pp. 101-107.

VAN NIEKERK, A.J. (2019) “A Conceptual Framework for Inclusive Economics.” South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences (SAJEMS), 22(1), a2915, pp. 1-9.

VAN NIEKERK, A.J. (2020) “Towards inclusive growth in Africa.” Development Southern Africa, 37(3), pp. 519-533.

VAN NIEKERK, A.J. (2020) “Inclusive Economic Sustainability: SDGs and Global Inequality.” Sustainability, 12(13), pp. 5427-5446. 

VAN NIEKERK, A.J. (2022) The inclusive economy: Criteria, principles and Ubuntu. UJ Press: Johannesburg.

VAN NIEKERK, A.J. (2023) “Agoa trade deal talks: South Africa will need to carefully manage relations with the US and China” in The Conversation.

VAN NIEKERK, A.J. (2024) "Economic inclusion: Green finance and the SDGs.” Sustainability, 16(3), pp. 1-21.

 

Publications (Short List)

Conference presentations

Since 2005:

  • VAN NIEKERK, A.J. Is the role of governments in the new global economy under challenge? A theoretical perspective. Biennial conference of the Economic Society of South Africa (ESSA) in Durban. September 2005
  • VAN NIEKERK, A.J. Globalisation and global economic governance: history, theory and the spellbinding debate. Social Sciences Conference in Johannesburg. September 2006.
  • VAN NIEKERK, A.J. Global economic governance: an institutional critique. Conference at the Centre for Studies on International Institutions (CSI) at Innsbruck University in Austria. November 2006.
  • VAN NIEKERK, A.J. The Marginalisation of Africa: Evidence and Explanations. Biannual conference held by ESSA in Johannesburg September 2007
  • VAN NIEKERK, A.J. Post-conflict Reconstruction and the Millennium Development Goals. Lessons from the Mozambican case. IWIM International Research Workshop in Bremen, Germany. November 2007
  • VAN NIEKERK, A.J. African Policy Reform and De-marginalisation: The Complementary Challenge. The Institute for Economic Policy Studies (IEPS) international conference in Gaborone, Botswana. August 2008
  • VAN NIEKERK, A.J. CSL: A Credible Instrument of Learning? Findings From Selected Projects. HESS Conference at Rhodes University, Grahamstown. December 2008
  • VAN NIEKERK, A.J. African Economic Progress: Global Competitiveness and Reform Requirements. 6th Africa Finance Journal Conference, Cape Town. July 2009
  • VAN NIEKERK, A.J. CSL as a Scholarship of Engagement: Findings and Recommendations. SAJHE Conference Held at North-West University in Potchefstroom. August 2009
  • VAN NIEKERK, A.J. Governance From Below: The Global Civil Society and Key Global role players. 8th International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility. Held by UNISA in Cape Town. 8-10 September 2009
  • VAN NIEKERK, A.J. Africa and Globalisation: Challenges for Enhancing Global Competitiveness. The Southern African Institute for Management Scientists (SAIMS) Conference. Held by NMMU in Port Elizabeth. 13-15 September 2009
  • VAN NIEKERK, A.J. The Governance Void: The Need for Global Economic Governance Reform. Business Management Challenges (MBC) Conference. Held by the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in Durban. 5-7 November 2009
  • VAN NIEKERK, A.J. African Economic Integration, the MDGs and African Reform Challenges in View of the GFC. IWIM Conference in Bremen, Germany. 28-29 January 2010
  • VAN NIEKERK, A.J. Managing Diversity at Higher Learning Institutions in SA: What Contribution Can Service Learning Make? UTLO Conference at the UKZN in Durban. 20-22 September 2010
  • VAN NIEKERK, A.J. Is the Global Financial Crisis symptomatic of a Global Economic Governance Vacuum? Global Development Finance Conference at Spier in Stellenbosch, 24-26 November 2010
  • VAN NIEKERK, A.J. The global financial crisis and global economic governance: Harmonising and accelerating regulation and reform. Business Management Conference in Durban, 27-30 September 2011
  • VAN NIEKERK, A.J. Africa, Globalisation and the role of Economic Governance: Pre and post the GFC.  ESSA Conference in Bloemfontein, 25-27 September 2013
  • VAN NIEKERK, A.J. Building an Inclusive Economy. Social Sector Conference in Bloemfontein, 9-11 April 2014
  • VAN NIEKERK, A.J. New Economic Thinking: Inclusive Economics a Challenge to Capitalism and Global Economic Governance? International Journal of Arts & Sciences Conference in Vienna (Austria), 19-23 April 2015
  • VAN NIEKERK, A.J. How inclusive is Africa’s MDG-progress? Global Development Finance Conference in Stellenbosch, 29-30 October 2015
  • VAN NIEKERK, A.J. We need an inclusive economy: Changes and Challenges.Global Development Finance Conference in Umhlanga, 23-24 November 2016
  • VAN NIEKERK, A.J. Towards inclusive growth in Africa. ESSA Conference in Grahamstown, 30 August-1 September 2017
  • VAN NIEKERK, A.J. Principles and requirements for an inclusive well-being economy. 13th International Conference – “Challenges of Europe: Growth, Competitiveness, Innovation and well-being” in Brac (Croatia), 22-24 May 2019
  • VAN NIEKERK, A.J. Economic reset through the circular economy: An inclusive economic response to the effects of Covid-19, Global Development Finance conference in Cape Town,16-17 November 2021
  • VAN NIEKERK, A.J. A new global economic order and economic inclusion: Do they merge? Global Development Finance conference in Cape Town, 21-22 November 2023

Research


Area(s) of Interest

International economics

Inclusive economics

Globalisation
Global economic governance
Financial markets, instruments and institutions

Area(s) of Expertise

Courses Presented

EINT3715
EINT6826
EFES2724

Masters programme (Salzburg University (FHS), Austria)

Community Service

  • EINT3714 - International economics (undergraduate)
  • EFES2724 - Financial Markets, Instruments and Institutions
  • EINT6826 - International economics (postgraduate)
Service Learning
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