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Evaluation of the Sectoral Impact of HIV/AIDS in South Africa: A Methodological Review

The impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on the employed environment within South Africa is largely unknown, with little in the way of reliable information provided from surveys. More attention is needed to understand the likely impact of the disease on the labour force and on individual economic sectors. This paper has the following purpose: *…

Leveraging Services for Employment, Growth and Equity: Access to Essential Services in Education and Health. Synthesis Paper

A key impediment to growth in South Africa is the relative shortage of high-quality human capital, manifested as part of the unequal distribution of assets in the country. International evidence shows that an unequal distribution of assets, especially of human capital, hampers overall growth and disproportionately affects the income growth of the poor. Attaining optimal…

Creating a learning culture in rural schools via educational satellite television broadcasts.

Globalisation is increasingly placing greater pressure on economies of countries to become competitive and to develop a higher levels of skills. In order to compete effectively on a global level, education and development must be based on a good foundation. Although formal education in South Africa is presently reaching the majority of children between the…

The Role of Regional Economic Powerhouses in Regional Development: Lessons for South Africa in Africa

Regional trade and development play a key role in economic growth. The HSRC has for some years been tracking South Africa’s role in African trade and investment. This study by Heese et al considers the role of regional economic powerhouses in regions other than sub-Saharan Africa. We wanted to understand the role of regional powerhouses…

The Role of Economic Powerhouses in Regional Development: Lessons for South Africa in Africa: Executive Summary

Leveraging Services for Employment, Growth and Equity: Employment Through Government Procurement

Government expenditure is a key lever for influencing the nature and pace of employment creation, especially in sectors where it is a provider or procurer of services. Therefore, the Leveraging Services Project for Employment, Growth and Equity reviewed the possibilities for creating jobs indirectly through procurement by government and state-owned enterprises, and directly through meeting…

The Role of Expanded Public Works Programmes in Halving Unemployment

Altman and Hemson explore the potential contribution of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) to meeting the objective of halving unemployment by 2014. The first part of the paper assesses the employment and incomes generated by the EPWP. In 2006/07, approximately 300,000 people were engaged in an EPWP opportunity. Although still a small programme, it…

Overview of Developmental Social Welfare Service Budgets 2004/05-2007/08

Streak provides an overview of social welfare budgets in South Africa. She starts by reviewing the intergovernmental financing responsibilities for social welfare, and provides the budget classification of social welfare spending at national and provincial level. Streak then reviews the trends in provincial social welfare budgets from 2004/05 to 2007/08, and highlights challenges to scaling…

Contextualising Employment from Government Programmes

Altman provides an overview of employment in public employment programmes in South Africa, with a special emphasis on the potential for scaling up employment through social development (especially early childhood development) and infrastructure programmes.