global economic crisis

The Socio-Economic Impact of the Global Downturn on South Africa: Responses and Policy Implications

By the end of 2008, the South African economy had begun to experience the impact of the world recession which had arisen out of the international financial crisis. At that time, the scope and scale of the impacts were uncertain, making it difficult to mount official responses. This study on SA by Ngandu et al…

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The Socio-Economic Impact Of The Global Downturn On South Africa: Responses And Policy Implications

By the end of 2008, the South African economy had begun to experience the impact of the international financial crisis. This report was prepared for Oxfam to review the range of people’s experiences and government responses. Although the macroeconomic impact of the crisis in South Africa by the time of writing was not as severe…

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