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Building back fairer from the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa: Some first-step reforms in an era of fiscal constraints
Published Date:
2022-03-08
Author:
Channing Arndt, Robert J. Davies, Sherwin Gabriel, Laurence Harris, Michael Sachs, Dirk van Seventer
Last Modified Date:
2022-10-12, 12:39 PM
Category:
Publications > Working Papers | What's New
This paper focuses on three areas: skills, food systems and urban structure. In each area, we first consider long-term perspectives and then turn attention to high-return steps that can be implemented in the near term. We highlight much greater openness to immigration of highly skilled and experienced workers, reductions in the policy uncertainty associated with land reform, and measures to improve urban transport efficiency – such as dedicated lanes for mini-buses – in urban centres. These policies can rapidly improve growth prospects, reduce inequities and help realise longer-term development objectives while recognising the presence of significant fiscal constraints.