Post-apartheid South Africa the first ten years

This book provides a comprehensive review of recent economic developments in South Africa and the structural and policy challenges facing the authorities. Individual papers examine a range of topics such as unemployment and the labor market; recent trends in the private saving rate; the role of fore...

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Otros Autores: Nowak, M. (Michael) (-), Ricci, Luca Antonio
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund [2005]
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The first ten years after apartheid : an overview of the South African economy / Michael Nowak
  • pt. 1. Real sector performance
  • Economic growth in post-apartheid South Africa : a growth-accounting analysis / Vivek Arora
  • Unemployment and the labor market / Vivek Arora and Luca Antonio Ricci
  • What drives saving in South Africa? / Thomas Harjes and Luca Antonio Ricci
  • Foreign direct investment in South Africa : why has it been so low? / Athanasios Arvanitis
  • pt. 2. Fiscal challenges
  • Role of fiscal policy in stabilization and poverty alleviation / Mark Horton
  • HIV/AIDS in South Africa / Mark Horton
  • pt. 3. External openness and strength
  • Liberalizing trade and capital transactions : an overview / Ketil Hviding
  • South Africa's real exchange rate performance / Luca Antonio Ricci
  • The rand crises of 1998 and 2001 : what have we learned? / Ashok Jayantilal Bhundia and Luca Antonio Ricci
  • The case for building international reserves / Ketil Hviding and Luca Antonio Ricci
  • pt. 4. Monetary developments
  • Bringing inflation under control / Luca Antonio Ricci
  • Exploring determinants of long-term interest rates / Faisal Ahmed and Luca Antonio Ricci.