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Inequality in South Africa

Counting structural unemployment.

February 5, 2021April 1, 2019
Inequality in South Africa

Unemployment is either “frictional” or “structural”. In textbooks the definitions are precise, but for this article: Frictional means one is likely to get a job  fairly quickly through job searching  Structural means …

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How the SACP and World Bank Agree on Policies that Restrain Redistribution in South Africa

January 28, 2021October 27, 2014
Inequality in South Africa

Have we reached the end of the road for redistribution in South Africa? Recent publications by the World Bank and the South African Communist Party (SACP) suggest that the time …

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Is the ANC Serious about ‘Radical Economic Transformation’?

January 28, 2021September 29, 2014
Inequality in South Africa

Presidents’ relish shorthand descriptions of the agenda they are implementing. In Jacob Zuma’s first term of office, the term “faster change” played that role. Bureaucrats and politicians quickly took up …

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NDP Inadequate to the Task of Addressing South Africa’s Inequality

January 28, 2021June 30, 2014
Inequality in South Africa

“A rising tide lifts all boats.” This aphorism means that in a growing economy everyone benefits, and by extension that government’s role is to focus on the macroeconomic environment. Moreover, …

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We’re Running Out of Time: The Interminable 50-Year Vision of the ANC’s Second Transition

January 28, 2021June 26, 2012
Inequality in South Africa

The fisticuffs around the concept of a “Second Transition” have defined debates in the run-up to the African National Congress (ANC) national policy conference. The drafters of The Second Transition: …

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The National Development Plan will End Poverty in South Africa by 2030 – Really?

January 28, 2021November 16, 2011
Inequality in South Africa

Mzansi 2030: The clarion call within the ruling party congress is “Masupatsela.” The report from the secretariat is depressing. It tells us that once upon a time, an astute minister …

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South Africa’s Economic Growth Path and the Limits of Imagination

January 28, 2021September 22, 2010
Inequality in South Africa

Imagination is absent in the conventional spaces of South Africa’s economic growth path. Conventional wisdom equates increasing economic growth to around 7%, as an important target. In political speak, the …

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An Open Letter to Ministers Patel, Davies and Gordhan

January 28, 2021May 27, 2010
Inequality in South Africa

Dear Ministers, Patel, Davies and Gordhan Consider this letter a criticism that nevertheless appreciates the value of your recent work on creating the building blocks for a new development path …

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Is a Coordinating Role for the Department of Economic Development Enough?

January 28, 2021December 18, 2009
Inequality in South Africa

A central message from government since the 2009 elections is that the “economy needs coordination.” To this end, in addition to the already existing National Treasury and the Department of …

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