An Incomplete Transition : Overcoming the Legacy of Exclusion in South Africa

South Africa has come a long way since the advent of democracy, but its transition remains incomplete. The first three clauses of the Freedom Charter—the historic 1955 document setting out the central objectives of the democratic movement—were (i) the people shall govern; (ii) all national groups sh...

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Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:	POVERTY REDUCTION INEQUALITY ACCESS TO LAND LABOR POLICY EXCLUSION SOCIAL INCLUSION RESILIENCE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY CLIMATE CHANGE FISCAL TRENDS JOB CREATION JOBS ECONOMIC GROWTH INVESTMENT COMPETITIVENESS PRODUCTIVITY EMPLOYABILITY LABOR MARKET TOWNSHIPS AGRIBUSINESS RURAL AGRICULTURE GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE GOVERNANCE EMPOWERMENT ACCOUNTABILITY MONITORING AND EVALUATION CIVIL SERVICE TRANSPARENCY PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES DEVELOPMENTAL STATE FINANCE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/815401525706928690/South-Africa-Systematic-country-diagnostic-an-incomplete-transition-overcoming-the-legacy-of-exclusion-in-South-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29793

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spelling	okr-10986-297932022-02-08T05:10:34Z An Incomplete Transition : Overcoming the Legacy of Exclusion in South Africa World Bank Group POVERTY REDUCTION INEQUALITY ACCESS TO LAND LABOR POLICY EXCLUSION SOCIAL INCLUSION RESILIENCE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY CLIMATE CHANGE FISCAL TRENDS JOB CREATION JOBS ECONOMIC GROWTH INVESTMENT COMPETITIVENESS PRODUCTIVITY EMPLOYABILITY LABOR MARKET TOWNSHIPS AGRIBUSINESS RURAL AGRICULTURE GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE GOVERNANCE EMPOWERMENT ACCOUNTABILITY MONITORING AND EVALUATION CIVIL SERVICE TRANSPARENCY PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES DEVELOPMENTAL STATE FINANCE South Africa has come a long way since the advent of democracy, but its transition remains incomplete. The first three clauses of the Freedom Charter—the historic 1955 document setting out the central objectives of the democratic movement—were (i) the people shall govern; (ii) all national groups shall have equal rights; and (iii) the people shall share in the country’s wealth. While the first two objectives have largely been achieved since the first democratic elections of 1994, historical disadvantage remains a determinant of income, wealth, and opportunity, notwithstanding some progress. As such, the economic transition from a system of exclusion under segregation and apartheid remains incomplete. This SCD identifies five key constraints. These are (i) insufficient skills; (ii) the skewed distribution of land and productive assets, and weak property rights; (iii) low competition and low integration in global and regional value chains; (iv) limited or expensive spatial connectivity and under-serviced historically disadvantaged settlements; and (v) climate shocks: the transition to a low-carbon economy and water insecurity. 2018-05-08T19:45:27Z 2018-05-08T19:45:27Z 2018-04-30 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/815401525706928690/South-Africa-Systematic-country-diagnostic-an-incomplete-transition-overcoming-the-legacy-of-exclusion-in-South-Africa 978-1-77582-263-9 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29793 English Systematic Country Diagnostic; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Systematic Country Diagnostic Africa South Africa
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topic	POVERTY REDUCTION INEQUALITY ACCESS TO LAND LABOR POLICY EXCLUSION SOCIAL INCLUSION RESILIENCE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY CLIMATE CHANGE FISCAL TRENDS JOB CREATION JOBS ECONOMIC GROWTH INVESTMENT COMPETITIVENESS PRODUCTIVITY EMPLOYABILITY LABOR MARKET TOWNSHIPS AGRIBUSINESS RURAL AGRICULTURE GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE GOVERNANCE EMPOWERMENT ACCOUNTABILITY MONITORING AND EVALUATION CIVIL SERVICE TRANSPARENCY PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES DEVELOPMENTAL STATE FINANCE
spellingShingle	POVERTY REDUCTION INEQUALITY ACCESS TO LAND LABOR POLICY EXCLUSION SOCIAL INCLUSION RESILIENCE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY CLIMATE CHANGE FISCAL TRENDS JOB CREATION JOBS ECONOMIC GROWTH INVESTMENT COMPETITIVENESS PRODUCTIVITY EMPLOYABILITY LABOR MARKET TOWNSHIPS AGRIBUSINESS RURAL AGRICULTURE GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE GOVERNANCE EMPOWERMENT ACCOUNTABILITY MONITORING AND EVALUATION CIVIL SERVICE TRANSPARENCY PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES DEVELOPMENTAL STATE FINANCE World Bank Group An Incomplete Transition : Overcoming the Legacy of Exclusion in South Africa
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description	South Africa has come a long way since the advent of democracy, but its transition remains incomplete. The first three clauses of the Freedom Charter—the historic 1955 document setting out the central objectives of the democratic movement—were (i) the people shall govern; (ii) all national groups shall have equal rights; and (iii) the people shall share in the country’s wealth. While the first two objectives have largely been achieved since the first democratic elections of 1994, historical disadvantage remains a determinant of income, wealth, and opportunity, notwithstanding some progress. As such, the economic transition from a system of exclusion under segregation and apartheid remains incomplete. This SCD identifies five key constraints. These are (i) insufficient skills; (ii) the skewed distribution of land and productive assets, and weak property rights; (iii) low competition and low integration in global and regional value chains; (iv) limited or expensive spatial connectivity and under-serviced historically disadvantaged settlements; and (v) climate shocks: the transition to a low-carbon economy and water insecurity.
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title	An Incomplete Transition : Overcoming the Legacy of Exclusion in South Africa
title_short	An Incomplete Transition : Overcoming the Legacy of Exclusion in South Africa
title_full	An Incomplete Transition : Overcoming the Legacy of Exclusion in South Africa
title_fullStr	An Incomplete Transition : Overcoming the Legacy of Exclusion in South Africa
title_full_unstemmed	An Incomplete Transition : Overcoming the Legacy of Exclusion in South Africa
title_sort	incomplete transition : overcoming the legacy of exclusion in south africa
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2018
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/815401525706928690/South-Africa-Systematic-country-diagnostic-an-incomplete-transition-overcoming-the-legacy-of-exclusion-in-South-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29793
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An Incomplete Transition : Overcoming the Legacy of Exclusion in South Africa

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