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South Africa: Musings on Inequality vs. Poverty

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa, Development, Economics & Business, Governance, Ideas, Politics

Andries du Toit muses [1] on inequality vs. poverty in South Africa: “The central and most urgent issue facing South Africa is not poverty but inequality… our economy, while generating wealth for a few, is also a poverty machine, perpetuating and exacerbating steep and deeply rooted inequalities that threaten the basis of social stability and growth.”