Abstract
This chapter focuses on industrial policy and performance and on manufacturing industry in particular. It argues that performance since 1994 has been characterized by the perpetuation from the apartheid years of the superior performance of capital-intensive industries, high levels of concentration, and weak competitive rivalry. Industrial policy has been relatively unfocused and in practice has had little impact on the economy's development path, while the privatization and regulation of utilities has also been flawed. Competition policy has been relatively more successful, though major challenges remain.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | South African Economic Policy under Democracy |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780191720376 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780199551460 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 May 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
Keywords
- Competition policy
- Economic policy
- Industrial policy
- Manufacturing industry
- South Africa
- Trade policy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Economics,Econometrics and Finance
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