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The South African dream and the three stumbling blocks

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  • Mats Lundahl
  • Lennart Petersson

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Most South Africans nurture a strong hope for a better future. The South African economy, however, has considerable problems with respect to both growth and employment, which in turn reduce the scope for redistribution of the national income. This article deals with a number of stumbling blocks that the political and economic decision makers may be tripped by and which may make the South African dream nothing but a dream. These are: obstacles to growth, increasing economic and social differences, and unfavourable political development.

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  • Mats Lundahl & Lennart Petersson, 2004. "The South African dream and the three stumbling blocks," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(4), pages 727-742.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:deveza:v:21:y:2004:i:4:p:727-742
    DOI: 10.1080/0376835042000288888
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    1. Godfrey R.A. Dunkley, 2000. "Republic of South Africa," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 59(5), pages 299-311, November.
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    1. Mats Lundahl & Lennart Petersson, 2009. "Post-Apartheid South Africa: An Economic Success Story?," WIDER Working Paper Series RP2009-56, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).

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