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The economic context of realizing socioeconomic rights in South Africa

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The South African constitution is considered progressive and transformative in intention due to its inclusion of socioeconomic rights, such as the right to education, land, food, and healthcare. However, some of these rights are qualified by the availability of resources to the state, which places an imperative on the state to realize these rights progressively as resources become available.

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  • Philippe Burger, 2023. "The economic context of realizing socioeconomic rights in South Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2023-129, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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    1. Philippe Burger & Estian Calitz, 2015. "Twenty-year review of South African fiscal policy: A tale of two sustainabilities," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(6), pages 639-657, November.
    2. Theo Janse van Rensburg & Shaun de Jager & Konstantin Makrelov, 2021. "Fiscal multipliers in South Africa after the global financial crisis," Working Papers 11007, South African Reserve Bank.
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