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Each black person and woman may be an individual but, because they are black and women, they face obstacles which whites and men don’t.
While small businesses will be partially cushioned by government support measures, there's no support for the most vulnerable workers.
Government policies need to acknowledge individual agency as a mechanism for change, while reducing barriers to income-producing activities.
Politicians oppose toll roads on Johannesburg's highways, yet they are textbook example of progressive taxation that favours the poor.
In matters of policy-making and governing, understanding the systemic complexity of interrelated forces is crucial to avoiding failure.
A national minimum wage could benefit young people who have jobs and stimulate those who have given up trying to find work. But those without work need additional help.
A great deal of analysis on South Africa and the ruling ANC seems to be based on wishful thinking, not concrete reality.
Initiatives to boost South Africa’s economy could reinforce structural weaknesses without addressing the high levels of inequality.
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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SARCHI Professor of International Development Law and African Economic Relations, University of Pretoria
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Associate professor at the Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg, University of Johannesburg
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Full time faculty, Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria
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Senior research fellow at the Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg
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Postdoctoral Fellow, University of South Africa
