Synopses & Reviews
Locating the South African challenges within a broader international perspective, this study covers all the major economic growth challanges from employment, industrial policy, urban governance, and the informal economy to the social challenges of poverty, inequality, HIV/AIDS, and health policy. The key development debates of the post-apartheid era are outlined and the success of a decade of reform and experimentation is considered by a wide range of international development specialists, including American economists Gil Hart and Michael Carter; British economist Jonathan Michie; and South African Scholars Alan Whitesides, Julian May, and Mike Morris.
Review
"A major contribution to our understanding of the workings of the economy of South Africa." Francis Wilson, professor emeritus, University of Cape Town
About the Author
Vishnu Padayachee is a senior professor of economics in the School of Development Studies at the University of KwaZuluNatal, South Africa, and a member of the board of directors of the South African Reserve Bank.