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Incomplete Transition, An
Overcoming the legacy of exclusion in South Africa
The World Bank Group
In preparation for its 2019-2022 Country Partnership Framework with South Africa, the World Bank Group has drafted a Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD), which forms the basis of this book. Its aim is to strengthen understanding of the constraints in achieving two goals in South Africa: to eliminate poverty by 2030, and to boost shared prosperity. These goals are enshrined in South Africa’s Vision 2030 in the National Development Plan. This book is the result of consultations and conversations with key government departments, the National Planning Commission, the private sector, academics and trade unions. It identifies five broad policy priorities: to build South Africa’s skills base; to reduce the highly skewed distribution of land and productive assets; to increase competitiveness and the country’s participation in global and regional value chains; to overcome apartheid spatial patterns; and to increase the country’s strategic adaptation to climate change. The key obstacle to growth that has been identified is ‘the legacy of exclusion’. Undoing this is a long-term process, but renewed commitment by the political leadership to strengthen institutions and rebuild the social contract present an enormous opportunity in achieving progress towards South Africa’s Vision 2030.
Recommended for
Scholars of Development Studies and Economics, a general readership interested in South African Current Affairs, Economy and Economic Growth.
2018
202 pages
Soft cover
Print: 978 1 77582 263 9 Web pdf: 978 1 77582 266 0 R250.00
$23.00
£21.50
BISAC: BUS068000
BIC: KCG; KCM
THEMA: KCG, KCM, 1HFM