Description
| Product ID: | 9780192894199 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Oxford Handbooks |
| Title: | The Oxford Handbook of the South African Economy |
| Authors: | Author: Arkebe Oqubay, Imraan Valodia, Fiona Tregenna |
| Page Count: | 1152 |
| Subjects: | Development studies, Development studies, Sociology, Development economics and emerging economies, Political economy, Regional / urban economics, Economic geography, Sociology, Development economics & emerging economies, Political economy, Urban economics, Economic geography, Republic of South Africa |
| Description: | This Handbook provides a detailed and wide-ranging coverage of the key economic questions in South Africa, concentrating on the more recent economic challenges facing the country. While sharing some characteristics with other middle-income countries, South Africa is a country with a unique economic history and distinctive economic features. It is a regional economic powerhouse that plays a significant role, not only in southern Africa and in the continent, but also as a member of BRICS. However, there has been a lack of structural transformation and weak economic growth, and South Africa faces the profound triple challenges of poverty, inequality, and unemployment. Any meaningful debate about economic policies to address these challenges needs to be informed by a deep understanding of historical developments, robust empirical evidence, and rigorous analysis of South Africa''s complex economic landscape. This volume seeks to provide a wide-ranging set of original, detailed, and state-of-the-art analytical perspectives that contribute to scientific knowledge as well as to well-informed and productive discourse on the South African economy. While concentrating on the more recent economic issues facing South Africa, the handbook also provides historical and political context. It offers an in-depth examination of strategic issues in the country''s key economic sectors, and brings together diverse analytical perspectives. |
| Imprint Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-11-18 |
