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South African economy and policy, 1990-2000

An economy in transition

Edited by Stuart Jones and Robert W. Vivian

South African economy and policy, 1990-2000
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  • ISBN: 9780719081507
  • Publish Date: Jul 2010
  • Publisher: Manchester University Press
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    Book Information

    • Format: Hardcover
    • ISBN: 978-0-7190-8150-7
    • Pages: 608
    • Price: £90.00
    • Published Date: July 2010

    Description

    The 1990s were the decade of transition from white rule to black rule in South Africa. In the political sphere the transition was dramatic. In the economic sphere less so, yet the effects were and are likely to be far more far reaching. It is the economic impacts which are likely to determine the future of the country.

    With the exception of the diamond-rich Botswana, all the countries of Africa which underwent the transition from white to black rule experienced economic decline. Is this to be the fate of South Africa? How was and is South Africa's historical role as the world's leading gold producer affected by the transition? Why did some economic policies succeed and others fail? This book, by leading authorities in the field, attempts to answer these and other related questions.

    Contents

    Introduction - Stuart Jones
    PART I: OVERVIEW OF THE PERIOD
    1. Overview of the economy - Philip Mohr
    PART II: ECONOMY
    2. Agriculture - Nick Vink
    3. Mining - Stuart Jones
    4. Manufacturing - Colin McCarthy
    5. Motor vehicle industry - Anthony Black
    6. Chemical industry with particular reference to Sasol - Grietjie Verhoef
    7. Electricity - Anton Eberhard
    8. Transport - Trevor Jones
    9. Banking - Stuart Jones
    10. Insurance and retirement industry - Robert W. Vivian
    11. Stock exchange and capital markets - Stuart Jones
    12. Information technology - Stuart Jones
    13. Retail sector - Stuart Jones
    14. Tourism industry - Gillian Saunders
    15. Public sector-state incapacity - Elsabe Loots
    16. External trade - Stuart Jones
    17. South African balance of payments - Philip Mohr
    PART III: POLICY
    18. Demographic change - Charles Simkins
    19. Fiscal policy - Estian Calitz and Krige Siebrits
    20. Monetary policy - Roger Gidlow
    21. Trade policy - Stuart Jones
    22. Agricultural and land policy - Nick Vink and Ruth Hall
    23. Mineral and energy policy - Stuart Jones
    24. Environmental policy - Anthony Lumby
    25. Black economic empowerment - Philip Black, Rachel Jafta and Rulof Burger
    26. Competition policy - Stuart Jones
    27. Labour policy - Frans Barker
    28. Dialogue on policy between government, labour and business - Raymond Parsons
    PART IV
    Conclusions - Stuart Jones
    Index

    Editors

    Stuart Jones is Professor, School of Economic and Business Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Robert W. Vivian is Professor of Finance and Insurance, School of Economic and Business Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

    South African economy and policy, 1990-2000

    Edited by Stuart Jones, Robert W. Vivian

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