The Oxford Companion to the Economics of South Africa
, by Bhorat, Haroon; Hirsch, Alan; Kanbur, Ravi; Ncube, Mthuli- ISBN: 9780199689248 | 0199689245
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 1/6/2015
Haroon Bhorat, Professor of Economics and Director of the Development Policy Research Unit, School of Economics, University of Cape Town,Alan Hirsch, Director, Graduate School of Development Policy and Practice, University of Cape Town,Ravi Kanbur, T.H. Lee Professor of World Affairs, International Professor of Applied Economics and Management, and Professor of Economics, Cornell University,Mthuli Ncube, Chief Economist and Vice President, Africa Development Bank Group & Professor, Graduate School of Business Administration, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
The editors are four global leaders in development economics and in African and South African economic analysis and policy, who between them have held or hold the following positions: Chief Economist, African Development Bank; Deputy Director General in the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa; Chief Director, Department of Trade and Industry, South Africa; Presidential Economic Advisor, South Africa; G20 Sherpa, South Africa; Co-Chair G20 Development Working Group; Chief Economist for Africa, The World Bank; Professor of Economics, University of Cape Town; Dean of Commerce, Law and Management, University of Witwatersrand; Professor of Economics, Cornell University.
Overview: Economic Policy in South Africa: Past, Present, and Future, Haroon Bhorat, Alan Hirsch, Ravi Kanbur, and Mthuli Ncube
Part 1: The Economics of Post-Apartheid South Africa
1. Twenty Years of Economic Policy-Making: Putting People First, Trevor Manuel
2. South Africa's Growth Performance, Johannes Fedderke
3. Macroeconomic Scenarios for South Africa: 2013-2025, Ben Smit
4. The Liberation Dividend, Ruchir Sharma
5. The Political Economy of Restructuring in South Africa, Ben Fine, Samantha Ashman, Vishnu Padayachee, and John Sender
6. South Africa's Suboptimal Political Economy Equilibrium, Sandeep Mahajan
7. Data Issues in South Africa, Martin Wittenberg
Part 2: South Africa and the World Economy
8. Trade Policy Reform in South Africa, Lawrence Edwards
9. The Evolution and Impact of Foreign Direct Investment into South Africa since 1994, Anthony Black
10. South Africa's Economic Relations with Africa, Brendan Vickers
11. South Africa's Exchange Rate Policy and Exchange Rate Developments, Brian Kahn and Shaun de Jager
Part 3: Macroeconomics and Fiscal Policy
12. South Africa's Fiscal Framework, Kenneth Creamer
13. Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in South Africa, Tania Ajam
14. (Dis)Saving in South Africa, Nichola Viegi
15. Inflation in South Africa, Janine Aron and John Muellbauer
16. Monetary Policy in South Africa since 1994, Stan de Plessis
17. Central Banking After the Global Financial Crisis: The South African Case, Vishnu Padayachee
Part 4: Finance, Industry, and Infrastructure
18. Capital Markets, Shakill Hassan
19. The Visible Hand: Shaping Stability and Inclusion in the South African Financial Sector, Penny Hawkins
20. Banking and Credit Markets, Seeraj Mohamed
21. Industrialisation Strategy, Simon Roberts
22. Industrial Structure and Competition Policy, Andreas Worgotter
23. Investment Climate, Neil Rankin
24. Commanding Heights: The Governance of State-Owned Enterprises in Contemporary South Africa, Brian Levy
25. Economic Regulation of the Energy Sector, Ethel Teljeur
26. Technology and Innovation: Performance, Policy, and Prospects, David Kaplan
27. Electricity Supply, Anton Eberhard
Part 5: Labour and Employment
28. Capturing South Africa's Demographic Dividend, Morne Oosthuizen
29. Unemployment in South Africa, Cecil Mlatsheni and Murray Leibbrandt
30. Segmented Labor Markets in South Africa, Gary Fields
31. Labour Law, Paul Benjamin
32. Public Employment in South Africa, Kate Philip
33. Youth Unemployment Policy, James Levinsohn
34. Informality in South Africa, Imraan Valodia
35. South Africa's Migrant Labour System, Francis Wilson
Part 6: Poverty and Inequality in South Africa
36. Poverty and Poverty Lines in South Africa, Vusi Gumede
37. Post-apartheid Poverty and Inequality Trends, Murray Leibbrandt, Arden Finn, and Vimal Ranchhod
38. Income Mobility in South Africa, Julian May
39. Gender Inequality, Dorrit Posel
Part 7: Post-Apartheid Social Policy
40. Origins, Trends, and Debates in Black Economic Empowerment, Claudia Manning and Nokuzola Jenness
41. Health Challenges Past and Future, Anne Case and Cally Ardington
42. The Macro Economics of AIDS in South Africa, Nicoli Nattrass
43. Child Development, Linda Richter and Chris Desmond
44. Education in South Africa since 1994, David Lam and Nicola Branson
45. Social Safety Nets, Ingrid Woolard and Katherine Hall
46. Social Security and Social Grants, Francie Lund
47. Urbanization, Ivan Turok
48. Public Financing for Housing, David Savage
Part 8 Land, Agriculture, and Environment
49. Land and Land Reform in South Africa, Ben Cousins
50. The Politics and Economics of Water in South Africa, 1994 to 2013, Rolfe Eberhard
51. Agriculture and Rural Development in the Post-Apartheid Era, Mohammad Karaan and Nick Vink
52. Environmental Policy and the State in Post-Apartheid South Africa, Tony Leiman
The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.
The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.
Digital License
You are licensing a digital product for a set duration. Durations are set forth in the product description, with "Lifetime" typically meaning five (5) years of online access and permanent download to a supported device. All licenses are non-transferable.
More details can be found here.