South Africa's post-apartheid economic transformation project has not generally delivered a
“better life for all” as promised at the dawn of democracy. While most middle and upper …

Economic growth requires structural transformation of the economy, and growing the
manufacturing sector in particular (Tregenna, 2008; McMillan and Rodrik, 2011; Felipe et al …

The need for structural transformation and inclusivity in South Africa is urgent, given poor
economic growth, employment and equality outcomes. This article examines the role of …

This paper evaluates the potential for developing regional value chains in the agro-
processing sector across five SADC countries; South Africa, Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania …

The South African economy remains highly concentrated in terms of the ownership and
control of economic activity in many sectors being in the hands of a relatively small number …

Abstract The South African manufacturing sector has been in steady decline throughout the
postapartheid period, and its current path made more turbulent by the Covid-19 pandemic …

This paper explores ways to upscale South Africa's Black Industrialists Scheme (BIS)–a
government initiative that was established in 2016 with the purpose of developing a pool of …

Global value chains (GVCs) describe the full range of cross-national value addition
processes and activities that firms and workers engage in to transform raw commodities into …

Abstract The Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) policy has been one of the most direct
attempts to achieve racial transformation in the South African economy. This chapter …

South Africa's post-apartheid economic transformation project has not generally delivered a
“better life for all” as promised at the dawn of democracy. While most middle and upper …