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The state of the South African economy 30 years after democracy
Year Published 2024
Business unit: External Contributors
Resource type: Working papers
File type: Microsoft Powerpoint
Theme(s): Economic Development, Employment & labour markets, Social Development
Description
Joshua Budlender from the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU) at UCT provides an insightful overview of the state of the South African economy, thirty years after democracy. He reviews GDP per capita, poverty, patterns of deprivation and how the reduction in poverty is driven largely by social grants as well an inequality and its relation to the labour market.