South African Economic Policy under Democracy

Format	Hardcover
ISBN	9780199551460
Publisher	Oxford University Press, Usa
Manufacturer	Oxford University Press, Usa

This book provides an up-to-date and comprehensive assessment of South Africa's economic policies and performance under democracy. It covers topics such as growth, monetary and exchange rate policy, fiscal policy, capital flows and trade policy, investment and industrial and competition policy, the effect of AIDs in the macroeconomy, and unemployment, education and inequality and poverty. Each chapter, and the overview chapter in particular, also addresses prospects for the future.

South Africa experienced a momentous change of government from the Apartheid regime to its first democratic government in 1994. This book provides an up-to-date and comprehensive assessment of South Africa's economic policies and performance under democracy. The book includes a stand-alone introduction and economic overview, as well as chapters on growth, monetary and exchange rate policy and fiscal policy, on capital flows and trade policy, on investment and industrial and competition policy, on the effect of AIDs in the macroeconomy, and on unemployment, education and inequality and poverty. Each chapter, and the overview chapter in particular, also addresses prospects for the future.