Southern Centre for Inequality Studies (SCIS) - (Policy brief)

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    Debating South Africa's approach to a lower inflation target
    (University of the Witwatersrand, Joahnnesburg, 2025) Willcox, Owen
    This policy brief argues against lowering of the inflation target. A lower inflation target will worsen South Africa’s fiscal dynamics, leading to deeper and longer fiscal austerity, which will result in lower economic growth and employment. The arguments of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) for a lower target are cogent but ignore the impact on government debt, and hence the negative impact on the macroeconomy at large.
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    Fighting Inequality: Progress Made Under G20 Brazil and the Priorities for South Africa
    (2024-12-05) David Francis; David Francis
    In the latter half of the 20th century, notable progress was made globally in addressing poverty and hunger, with significant reductions in poverty in large parts of the world. However, alongside these achievements came a rapid growth in inequalities of income and wealth within countries, alongside the persistence of inequalities in race and gender, among others.
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    The policy we want: an economic policy for informal traders in South Africa
    (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg , 2025-04-04) Ngidi, Siphelele; Francis, David
    In 2024, SCIS, in partnership with WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalising and Organising), embarked on a research and policy project to develop an economic policy for informal traders in South Africa. The project gathered insights from individuals actively working in the sector, offering valuable perspectives for policymakers and stakeholders seeking to improve the conditions of informal traders and strengthen the informal trading economy. Based on these findings, we identified actionable policy recommendations to help create a more conducive environment for informal trading. The results are presented in a policy brief structured around eight key pillars, titled “The Economic Policy We Want.”