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The Development Policy
Research Unit
and Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies
hosted their annual conference on
Accelerated
and Shared Growth in South Africa:
Determinants, Constraints and Opportunities
18 20 October 2006
at
The Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre
Johannesburg, South Africa
More than ten years have passed since the advent of democracy in South
Africa. Over this period, economic growth has been robust and employment has
expanded. Nevertheless, unemployment has risen substantially and
improvements in terms of poverty and inequality have been slow to
materialise. It has therefore become increasingly clear that the major
challenge facing the country is twofold: to lift the economy onto a path of
higher growth and to ensure that the benefits of this growth are enjoyed by
all members of society. This notion is encapsulated in the Accelerated and
Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa (ASGISA), spearheaded by the
Deputy President of South Africa.
This years conference looked in detail at the concept of accelerated and
shared growth and, specifically, how the poor are to be engaged in
development, covering areas ranging from small business development, trade
and industrial concentration, to quality education, skills development and
youth unemployment
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