The Government of Chad has developed a National Health Plan (1993-2000) and launched the process of developing a population policy and its associated plan of action. The central objective of the health...
This study examines the challenge of promoting equitable and fiscally sustainable growth of the South African economy. A number of alternative paths to growth have been evaluated using an econometric model...
The purpose of this report is to analyze the performance of South Africa's agriculture sector and to outline the strategic options for improving the overall structure and performance of the sector, especially...
This report is an attempt to provide an overview of South Africa's trade regime to assess whether it is conducive to sustaining a prolonged export drive. Stagnation of output and rising unemployment have...
This paper is a synthesis of some informal studies on different aspects of the South African economy. South Africa, now in a deep recession, has much in its favor. It is rich in natural resources; its...
South Africa faces a growing labor market crisis. Despite substantial growth in the informal sector, the unemployment rate has rocketed upwards to over 20 percent of the total labor force, and has reached...
In the 1980s the South African government undertook quite effective policy adjustments in the macroeconomic arena to respond to the short-run crises it faced. Today, however, the macroeconomic situation...
A fundamental challenge for South Africa is to move its economy onto a labor-demanding path of growth that has the potential to progressively reduce poverty and the deep social and racial inequalities...