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An incomplete transition: Overcoming the legacy of exclusion in South Africa

By (author) The World Bank Group The World Bank Group

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In preparation for its 2019-2022 Country Partnership Framework with South Africa, the World Bank Group has drafted a Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) which forms the basis of this book. Its aim is to strengthen understanding of the constraints in achieving two goals in South Africa: to eliminate poverty by 2030, and to boost shared prosperity. These goals are enshrined in South Africaâ€™s Vision 2030 in the National Development Plan. This book is the result of consultations and conversations with key government departments, the National Planning Commission, the private sector, academics and trade unions. It identifies five broad policy priorities: to build South Africaâ€™s skills base; to reduce the highly skewed distribution of land and productive assets; to increase competitiveness and the countryâ€™s participation in global and regional value chains; to overcome apartheid spatial patterns; and to increase the countryâ€™s strategic adaptation to climate change. The key obstacle to growth that has been identified is â€˜the legacy of exclusionâ€™. Undoing this is a long-term process, but renewed commitment by the political leadership to strengthen institutions and rebuild the social contract present an enormous opportunity in achieving progress towards South Africaâ€™s Vision 2030.