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South Africa - Systematic Country Diagnostic : An Incomplete Transition : Overcoming the Legacy of Exclusion in South Africa (Английский)

South Africa has come a long way since the advent of democracy, but its transition remains incomplete. Poverty has declined significantly since 1994, but inequality remains extremely high. Improved access...

Crime Violence and Exclusion in South African Society : Background Note for the South Africa Systematic Country Diagnostic (Английский)

While South Africa has made important gains in reducing violence in the post-Apartheid- era, it remains among the most violent countries in the world. This violence exacts high economic and social costs...

Gender in South Africa : background note for the South Africa systematic country diagnostic (Английский)

Despite strong representation in national politics and their higher levels of enrollment in secondary and higher education, South African women face numerous constraints that prevent them from fully contributing...

Corporate governance in South African state-owned enterprises : background note for the South Africa systematic country diagnostic (Английский)

Drawing from the presidential review commission review, and from other available materials, this background note for the South Africa systematic country diagnostic synthesizes the key issues and recommendations...

Exchange rate volatility, uncertainty, and corporate investment : background note for the South Africa systematic country diagnostic (Английский)

This study investigates the determinants of corporate investment decisions, using a sample of listed South African firms and panel GMM estimators. The authors provide evidence that, along with firm-specific...

What is the impact of investment on labor income? : background note for the South Africa systematic country diagnostic (Английский)

This study investigates empirically the determinants of labor shares focusing on the role of investment and exchange rate volatility. The authors use a system GMM panel approach and consider 34 Organization...

A brief profile of the status of health and the health system in South Africa : background note for the South Africa systematic country diagnostic (Английский)

South Africans suffer from a high burden of preventable illness and premature death, despite high expenditure on health. Over the last two decades some significant improvements have occurred in maternal...

Wage setting and labor regulatory challenges in a middle income country setting : the case of South Africa - background note for the South Africa systematic country diagnostic (Английский)

This note provides an overview of South Africa’s education system and learning outcomes. It reviews early childhood development, basic education, and higher education (university education and vocational...

Job training in the Republic of Korea : background note for the South Africa systematic country diagnostic (Английский)

On 23 March 2017, the World Bank Group hosted a workshop focusing on how to improve skills in South Africa and thus enhance employability of South Africans, with the ultimate goal to reduce poverty and...

Education in South Africa : background note for the South Africa systematic country diagnostic (Английский)

This note provides an overview of South Africa’s education system and learning outcomes. It reviews early childhood development, basic education, and higher education (university education and vocational...

Exchange rate misalignment and its relationship to output growth in South Africa : background note for the South Africa systematic country diagnostic (Английский)

This paper establishes a simple theory-based real exchange rate (RER) Misalignment Index for countries around the world from 1950-2014, and shows that South Africa’s RER has been undervalued over the last...

Minibus taxis, public transport, and the poor : background note for the South Africa systematic country diagnostic (Английский)

This report, a background note for the South Africa Systematic Country Diagnostic, documents public transport accessibility, focusing particularly on minibus taxis and on poor households, and describe...

The development of South African policy planning : a quantitative text analysis - background note for the South Africa systematic country diagnostic (Английский)

The evolution of South Africa’s strategic policy directions was analyzed through the application of natural language processing (NLP) techniques to the texts of the Reconstruction and Development Plan...

Systemic, sectoral risk and the myth of a corporate savings glut : background note (Английский)

This note investigates the nature of corporate savings in South Africa. The first part focuses on the empirical impact of uncertainty on investment in the manufacturing sector, while the second part discusses...

Does employing workers or accepting work pay? Analyzing labor costs in South Africa (Английский)

For more than a decade, South Africa has experienced falling labor force participation rates while maintaining relatively high unemployment rates, particularly among its youth. This paper examines the...

South Africa - Systematic country diagnostic : an incomplete transition - overcoming the legacy of exclusion in South Africa (Vol. 2 of 2) (Northern Sotho)

South Africa - Systematic country diagnostic : an incomplete transition - overcoming the legacy of exclusion in South Africa (Vol. 1 of 2) (Английский)

South Africa - Systematic country diagnostic : an incomplete transition - overcoming the legacy of exclusion in South Africa (Vol. 2 of 2) (Zulu)