The Oxford companion to the economics of South Africa
By: edited by Haroon Bhorat, Alan Hirsch, Ravi Kanbur, Mthuli Ncube
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 439
ISBN-13: 9780199689248
Subjects: Economic policy; Economic development; Economic conditions
Other titles: Economics of South Africa
Description: In 1994 South Africa saw the end of apartheid. The new era of political freedom was seen as the foundation for economic prosperity and inclusion. The last two decades have seen mixed results. Economic growth has been volatile. While inequalities in public services have been reduced, income inequality has increased, and poverty has remained stagnant. As the twentieth anniversary of the transition to democracy approaches in 2014, the economic policy debates in South Africa are in full flow.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Economic policy in South Africa-past, present and future / Haroon Bhorat, Alan Hirsch, Ravi Kanbur and Mthuli Ncube; title: Twenty years of economic policymaking-putting people first / Trevor Manuel; title: South Africa's growth performance / Johannes Fedderke; title: Macroeconomic scenarios for South Africa: 2013-25 / Ben Smit; title: The liberation dividend / Ruchir Sharma; title: The political economy of restructuring in South Africa / Sam Ashman, Ben Fine, Vishnu Padayachee and John Sender; title: South Africa's suboptimal political economy equilibrium / Sandeep Mahajan; title: Data issues in South Africa / Martin Wittenberg; title: Trade policy reform in South Africa / Lawrence Edwards; title: The evolution and impact of foreign direct investment into South Africa since 1994 / Anthony Black; title: South Africa's economic relations with Africa / Brendan Vickers; title: South Africa's exchange rate policy and exchange rate developments / Shaun de Jager and Brian Kahn; title: South Africa's fiscal framework / Kenneth Creamer; title: Intergovernmental fiscal relations in South Africa / Tania Ajam; title: (Dis)saving in South Africa / Nicola Viegi; title: Inflation in South Africa / Janine Aron and John Muellbauer; title: Monetary policy in South Africa since 1994 / Stan du Plessis; title: Central banking after the global financial crisis: the South African case / Vishnu Padayachee; title: Capital markets / Shakill Hassan; title: The visible hand: shaping stability and inclusion in the South African financial sector / Penelope Hawkins; title: Banking and credit markets / Seeraj Mohamed; title: Industrialization strategy / Simon Roberts; title: Industrial structure and competition policy / Andreas Wörgötter; title: Investment climate / Neil Rankin; title: Commanding heights: the governance of state-owned enterprises in contemporary South Africa / Brian Levy; title: Economic regulation of the energy sector / Ethèl Teljeur; title: Technology and innovation: performance, policy and prospects / David Kaplan; title: Electricity supply / Anton Eberhard; title: Capturing South Africa's demographic dividend / Morné Oosthuizen; title: Unemployment in South Africa / Cecil Mlatsheni and Murray Leibbrandt; title: Segmented labour markets in South Africa / Gary S. Fields; title: Labour law / Paul Benjamin; title: Public employment in South Africa / Kate Philip; title: Youth unemployment policy / James Levinsohn; title: Informality in South Africa / Imraan Valodia; title: South Africa's migrant labour system / Francis Wilson; title: Poverty and poverty lines in post-apartheid South Africa / Vusi Gumede; title: Post-apartheid poverty and inequality trends / Arden Finn, Murray Leibbrandt and Vimal Ranchhod; title: Income mobility in South Africa / Julian May; title: Gender inequality / Dorrit Posel; title: Origins, trends and debates in black economic empowerment / Claudia Manning, with assistance from Nokuzola Jenness; title: Health challenges past and future / Cally Ardington and Anne Case; title: The macroeconomics of AIDS in South Africa / Nicoli Nattrass; title: Child development / Chris Desmond and Linda Richter; title: Education in South Africa since 1994 / David Lam and Nicola Branson; title: Social safety nets / Katharine Hall and Ingrid Woolard; title: Social security and social grants / Francie Lund; title: Urbanization / Ivan Turok; title: Public financing for housing / David Savage; title: Land and land reform in South Africa / Ben Cousins; title: The politics and economics of water in South Africa-1994-2013 / Rolfe Eberhard; title: Agriculture and rural development in the post-apartheid era / Mohammad Karaan and Nick Vink; title: Environmental policy and the state in post-apartheid South Africa / Tony Leiman.