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. Poverty has declined significantly since 1994, but inequality remains extremely high. Improved access to basic services (such as electricity, wat...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2022
Subjects:	BLACK SOUTH AFRICANS POVERTY & INEQUALITY SOUTH AFRICA LABOR INEQUITY END OF APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA WAGES EXCLUSION IN SOUTH AFICA APARTHEID LEGACY JOBS SUSTAINABLE GROWTH LABOR MARKET SOUTH AFRICA CONSTRAINTS TO GROWTH
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/461191644334250047/An-Incomplete-Transition-Overcoming-the-Legacy-of-Exclusion-in-South-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37120

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spelling	okr-10986-371202022-03-11T05:10:38Z An Incomplete Transition : Overcoming the Legacy of Exclusion in South Africa World Bank BLACK SOUTH AFRICANS POVERTY & INEQUALITY SOUTH AFRICA LABOR INEQUITY END OF APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA WAGES EXCLUSION IN SOUTH AFICA APARTHEID LEGACY JOBS SUSTAINABLE GROWTH LABOR MARKET SOUTH AFRICA CONSTRAINTS TO GROWTH 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 to basic services (such as electricity, water, and sanitation), the provision of over 4 million houses through state programs, and the expansion of the social wage have considerably improved living standards for millions of South Africans. Creating jobs, especially for young people, is critical to overcome the legacy of exclusion. Jobs are also important to build a stronger social contract. 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. 2022-03-10T18:32:44Z 2022-03-10T18:32:44Z 2018 Book http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/461191644334250047/An-Incomplete-Transition-Overcoming-the-Legacy-of-Exclusion-in-South-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37120 English Systematic Country Diagnostic; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Systematic Country Diagnostic Africa Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE) South Africa
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description	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 to basic services (such as electricity, water, and sanitation), the provision of over 4 million houses through state programs, and the expansion of the social wage have considerably improved living standards for millions of South Africans. Creating jobs, especially for young people, is critical to overcome the legacy of exclusion. Jobs are also important to build a stronger social contract. 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
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publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate	2022
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/461191644334250047/An-Incomplete-Transition-Overcoming-the-Legacy-of-Exclusion-in-South-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37120
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An Incomplete Transition : Overcoming the Legacy of Exclusion in South Africa

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