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South Africa can work / Frans Rautenbach.
Lippincott Library HB401 .R328 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rautenbach, Frans, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rent seeking--South Africa--Prevention.
- Rent seeking.
- Free enterprise--South Africa.
- Free enterprise.
- Decentralization in government--South Africa.
- Decentralization in government.
- Economic policy.
- South Africa.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 293 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cape Town, South Africa : Penguin Books, 2017.
- Summary:
- In this insightful and provocative book, Frans Rautenbach proposes a complete overhaul of policy thinking, and provides fresh arguments that effectively address South Africa's high unemployment, race problems and lack of education. Rautenbach examines the fundamental problem of rent-seeking, to which he proposes two antidotes: the free market and decentralisation of government. Along the way he tackles holy cows such as affirmative action, trade unions, labour law and welfare payments. He also addresses contentious topics such as racism, white privilege, political correctness, state funding of higher education and mounting evidence that trade unions substantially suppress employment growth. Written by a labour lawyer with a proven track record in a range of policy issues, South Africa Can Work speaks effectively to a cross-section of readers of all disciplines, and brings sorely needed good news--Page 4 of cover.
- Contents:
- Part I. Our amazing race. The great race divide
- Let's be honest about white privilege
- Part II. Our culture of rent-seeking. Rent-seeking
- The free market: bulwark against rent-seeking
- Asset inflation
- The failure of affirmative action
- Regulating employment to avoid rent-seeking
- The more trade unions, the less job growth
- Housing
- Our bloated public service and state spending
- Part III. Over-centralisation. Centralisation, and Switzerland as role model
- What about corporatism and the developmental state?
- Impact of bargaining councils
- Wealth, not equality, buys happiness
- Education
- Part IV. The art of the possible. Changing minds.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-286) and index.
- "How a free market and decentralised government will make us a winning nation"--Cover.
- ISBN:
- 9781776092406
- 1776092406
- OCLC:
- 1001444236
- Publisher Number:
- 99979273919
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