A case of polarization paralysis: the debate surrounding a growth strategy for South Africa

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27 September 2001

Johannes W. Fedderke

Publication Type: Policy Paper

Economic Theme: Growth, Development & Structural Constraints, Macroeconomic Policy Coordination

Keyword: economic growth, Financial Markets, South Africa, Sport Industry

JEL Code: F43, O1, O23

Policy Paper (Interest) 01

This paper addresses two questions. The first is an assessment of the crucial thematic concerns of the Growth, Employment and Redistribution (GEAR) policy document that currently informs economic policy in South Africa. The second is to assess the coherence of GEAR as a growth strategy in terms of recent developments in our theoretical and empirical understanding of growth.

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1 January 2000

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