South African Economy: Trails and Possibilities

Vusi Gumede, Santos Bila, Mduduzi Biyase, Shonisani Chauke, Sodiq Arogundade

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Abstract

The South African economy has largely performed below its potential. Although the size of the South African economy has significantly increased since 1994, its performance has lagged behind other comparable economies, and has even been overtaken by Nigeria as the largest economy in Africa. Unemployment, income inequality, and poverty have remained high since 1994. In the past decade, South African economic performance has been so poor that is has resulted in declining per capita incomes.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAfrican Histories and Modernities
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Pages1-203
Number of pages203
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

Publication series

NameAfrican Histories and Modernities
VolumePart F2862
ISSN (Print)2634-5773
ISSN (Electronic)2634-5781

Keywords

  • African National Congress
  • Growth, Employment and Redistribution (GEAR)
  • National Development Plan (NDP)
  • Nelson Mandela
  • New Growth Path (NGP)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • History
  • Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
  • Literature and Literary Theory

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