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South African economic policy under democracy / edited by Janine Aron, Brian Kahn, and Geeta Kingdon.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- South Africa--Economic policy.
- South Africa.
- South Africa--Economic conditions--1991-.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (377 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- South Africa experienced a momentous change of government from the Apartheid regime to its first democratic government in 1994. This book provides an up-to-date and comprehensive assessment of South Africa's economic policies and performance under democracy. The book includes a stand-alone introduction and economic overview, as well as chapters on growth, monetary and exchange rate policy and fiscal policy, on capital flows and trade policy, on investment and industrial andcompetition policy, on the effect of AIDs in the macroeconomy, and on unemployment, education and inequality and poverty.
- Contents:
- Contents; List of Contributors; 1. South African Economic Policy under Democracy: Overview and Prospects; 2. Accounting for South Africa's Growth Revival after 1994; 3. The Development of Transparent and Effective Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy; 4. Transforming Fiscal Governance; 5. Capital Flows, Financial Markets, and the External Balance Sheet; 6. Trade Policy in South Africa; 7. Capital Formation in South Africa; 8. The Evolution and Impact of Industrial and Competition Policies; 9. The Macroeconomic Impact of AIDS and ART
- 10. A Long-run Perspective on Contemporary Poverty and Inequality Dynamics11. Unemployment: South Africa's Achilles' Heel; 12. The Persistence of Inequalities in Education; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-23502-8
- 9786612235023
- 0-19-156427-3
- OCLC:
- 430944015
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