


Summary: South Africa must raise exports, is the central thread of this commentary. The writer explores the key features of South African exports that are critical for economic growth and employment creation and discusses policy implications related to promoting service exports and experimenting with an export processing zone.
- Prof Lawrence Edwards, University of Cape Town
- Prof Lawrence Edwards, University of Cape Town
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Summary: The impact of market concentration on economic growth and economic inequality are explored in this commentary. Examining the level of market concentration in South Africa the writer explores why market power is a major issue. The causes of market concentration – both legitimate and illegitimate - are discussed, as well as the harmful consequences of illegitimate market power, which can slow economic growth, and increase poverty, joblessness and corruption.
- Prof Liberty, Wits University and FTI Consulting
- Prof Liberty, Wits University and FTI Consulting
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Summary: South Africa should integrate its energy policy with its industrial policy, to accelerate growth, investment and employment opportunities in South Africa. This commentary explores how building competitive new industries that can rely on more localised, less monopolistic, green energy production, requires overcoming backward-looking vested interests that to date have prevented progress in this regard.
- Prof Kenneth Creamer, University of the Witwatersrand
- Prof Kenneth Creamer, University of the Witwatersrand
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Summary: The link between competition, growth and employment are discussed in this commentary. Exploring two key areas of the work of the competition authorities: merger control and the protection of employment, and curtailing the abuse of dominance by large businesses, the writer looks at the dynamic effects of competition on employment, as well as the importance of competition policy in promoting transformation.
- Tamara Paremoer, Competition Commission of SA
- Tamara Paremoer, Competition Commission of SA
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