The Oxford Handbook of the South African Economy

by Oqubay, Arkebe; Tregenna, Fiona; Valodia, Imraan

• ISBN13: 9780192894199
• ISBN10: 0192894196
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2022-02-18
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Author Biography

Arkebe Oqubay, Ethiopian Senior Minister and Professor of Practice, University of Johannesburg, Fiona Tregenna, DSI/NRF South African Research Chair in Industrial Development, University of Johannesburg,Imraan Valodia, Professor of Economics and Dean of the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management,
University of the Witwatersrand

Arkebe Oqubay is an Ethiopian Senior Minister, Professor of Practice at the University of Johannesburg, and an Overseas Development Institute Distinguished Fellow. He has been at the centre of policymaking for over 25 years. He is the former mayor of Addis Ababa, winner of the Best African Mayor of
2005, and finalist in the World Mayor Award 2005, for transforming the city. He is a recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star presented by the Emperor of Japan. He currently serves as board chair of several leading public organizations and international advisory boards. He is
an ODI Distinguished Fellow and a research associate at the Centre of African Studies in the University of London, and holds a PhD in development studies from SOAS, University of London. He was recognized as one of the 100 Most Influential Africans of 2016, and a 'leading thinker on Africa's
strategic development' by the NewAfrican, for his work, both theoretical and practical, on industrial policies.

Fiona Tregenna holds the DSI/NRF South African Research Chair (SARChI) in Industrial Development and is a Professor of Economics at the University of Johannesburg. She has a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Cambridge. Fiona is a part-time Member of the Competition Tribunal where she
adjudicates competition (anti-trust) cases, and serves on a number of boards, advisory panels and councils, including the Presidential Economic Advisory Council. She consults to various research institutes and international organizations such as UNIDO, UNCTAD, and the ILO. Her primary research
interest is in issues of structural change, deindustrialization, and industrial development.

Imraan Valodia is Professor of Economics and Dean of the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand. His research interests include inequality, competition policy, employment, the informal economy, gender and economic policy, and industrial development. He has led the
initiative at Wits to establish the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies - a multi-disciplinary, cross-country initiative to promote research and policy change to promote greater equality in the global South. Imraan also leads the SCIS. He has led and participated in a number of large national and
international studies. He is recognised nationally and internationally for his research expertise in economic development. He is a part-time member of the Competition Tribunal in South Africa, a commissioner of National Minimum Wage Commission, and a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa
(Assaf) Standing Committee on Science for the Reduction of Poverty and Inequality.

Table of Contents

PART I HISTORY, POLITICAL ECONOMY, AND KEY CHALLENGES
1 Challenges and Complexities of the South African Economy
Fiona Tregenna, Arabo K. Ewinyu, Arkebe Oqubay, and Imraan Valodia
2 The Economic History of South Africa before 1948
Stefan Schirmer
3 The Economic History of South Africa 1948-94
Bill Freund† and Vishnu Padayachee†
4 Politics and Economic Policymaking in South Africa since 1994
Alan Hirsch, Brian Levy, and Musa Nxele
5 South Africa's Post-apartheid Economic Development Trajectory
David Francis, Adam Habib, and Imraan Valodia
6 Constraints to Economic Growth in South Africa
Kenneth Creamer
7 Unemployment in South Africa
James Heintz and Karmen Naidoo
8 Poverty in South Africa
Vusi Gumede
9 Inequality in South Africa
Murray Leibbrandt and Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
PART II THE PRIMARY SECTORS, ENERGY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
10 Agriculture in South Africa
Wandile Sihlobo and Johann Kirsten
11 Agro-processing Industries in the South African Economy
Horman Chitonge
12 Land and Agrarian Development in South Africa
Ruth Hall and Farai Mtero
13 Mining and Minerals in South Africa
Neva Seidman Makgetla
14 Energy in South Africa
Rod Crompton and Ruwadzano Matsika
15 Socio-economic Aspects of Energy and Climate Change in South Africa
Roula Inglesi-Lotz
16 Climate Change and the Green Transition in South Africa
Channing Arndt, Sherwin Gabriel, Faaiqa Hartley, and Kenneth Marc Strzepek
PART III TRADE, INDUSTRY, AND REGULATION
17 Corporate Structure, Industrial Development, and Structural Change in South Africa
Pamela Mondliwa and Simon Roberts
18 Value Chains and Industrial Development in South Africa
Mike Morris, Justin Barnes, and David Kaplan
19 Southern African Regional Value Chains and Integration
Reena das Nair
20 South Africa's Economic Role in Africa
Mills Soko and Mzukisi Qobo
21 South Africa's International Trade
Lawrence Edwards
22 Innovation and technological change in South Africa
Erika Kraemer-Mbula and Rasigan Maharajh
23 South Africa and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Bhaso Ndzendze and Tshilidzi Marwala
24 Industrial Policy in South Africa
Anthony Black
25 Competition Policy in South Africa
Liberty Mncube and Nicola Theron
26 Regulation of Network Industries in South Africa
James Hodge and Tamara Paremoer
27 State-Owned Enterprises in South Africa
Mark Swilling and Nina Callaghan
28 Black Economic Empowerment in South Africa
Thando Vilakazi
29 Entrepreneurship and SMMEs in South Africa
Boris Urban
30 Urbanization, Agglomeration, and Economic Development in South Africa
Ivan Turok
PART IV THE LABOUR MARKET, DISTRIBUTION, AND SOCIAL POLICY
31 Changing Dynamics in the South African Labour Market
Haroon Bhorat, Ben Stanwix, and Amy Thornton
32 The Youth Labour Market in South Africa
Cecil Mlatsheni
33 The Economics of Education in South Africa
Nicola Branson and David Lam
34 Gender and Work in South Africa
Daniela Casale, Dorrit Posel, and Jacqueline Mosomi
35 The South African Informal Economy
Michael Rogan and Caroline Skinner
36 Migration and Remittances in South Africa
Mark A. Collinson and Mduduzi Biyase
37 The Economics of Households in South Africa
Dorrit Posel and Katharine Hall
38 Food Security, Hunger, and Stunting in South Africa
Julian May
39 The Economics of Health in South Africa
Ronelle Burger and Mosima Ngwenya
40 Social Security and Social Development in South Africa
Leila Patel
PART V THE MACROECONOMY
41 The Macroeconomics of South African Economic Growth
Philippe Burger
42 Investment in South Africa
Ciaran Driver and Laurence Harris
43 Public Finance and Fiscal Policy in South Africa
Tania Ajam
44 Public Debt in South Africa
Manoel Bittencourt
45 Monetary Policy in South Africa
Nicola Viegi
46 Banking and Finance in South Africa
Penelope Hawkins
47 Financialization in South Africa
Ewa Karwowski