This paper evaluates structural change, inequality dynamics, and industrial policy in South Africa between 1960 and the … present day. We find that South Africa experienced growth-enhancing structural transformation until the early 1970s, before … entering a period of premature deindustrialization. Today, the services sector has become the primary driver of growth and …

This paper looks to uncover the growth traps and opportunities for the South African economy, with a focus on … structure of the labour market and the growth-employment interactions, which uncover the skills-biased labour demand path of the …