The Future of the South African Political Economy Post-COVID 19

This book examines the COVID-19 pandemic through socioeconomic lens that draw on history, approaches to state-market relations, and public policy perspectives In 2020, the world experienced the worst pandemic since the outbreak of the Spanish Flu of 1918, which continues to have far[1]reaching impli...

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Other Authors: Qobo, Mzukisi (Editor), Soko, Mills (Editor), Xenia Ngwenya, Nomfundo (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2022, 2022
Edition:1st ed. 2022
Series:International Political Economy Series
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Responding to Pandemics and Economic Challenges: Policy Choices Post Covid-19
  • 2. Reconstruction in the Aftermath of Global Health and Economic Crises: Historical Lessons for South Africa
  • 3. Building State Capacities and Dynamic Capabilities to Drive Social and Economic Development: The Case of South Africa
  • 4. Covid-19 and Beyond: Rethinking Industrial and Competition Policy
  • 5. Monetary and Fiscal Policy Challenges Posed by South Africa's Deepening Economic Crisis and the Covid-19 Pandemic
  • 6. The Short-Term Labour Market Effects of South Africa's National Covid-19 Lockdown
  • 7. Social Security and Social Protection in South Africa
  • 8. Repositioning State-Owned Enterprises (SOES) and Development Finance Institutions (DFIS)
  • 9. Energy Transition for Post Covid-19 South Africa
  • 10. Future of Energy in South African and Prospects for Building Regional Value Chains
  • 11. The Digital Divide in South Africa: Insights from the Covid-19 Experience and Beyond.-12. From 'Crisis Compacting' to Resilient Social Contracts: Emerging Lessons from Covid-19
  • 13. Conclusion: Building a Resilient State and Inclusive Society