1. The Country
    1. Country’s History in Brief
    2. Geographic data
    3. People and Society
    4. Government
    5. Economy
    6. Communication
    7. Transportation
  2. South Africa Economic Outlook
  3. South Africa export competitiveness
    1. South Africa’s exports—five stylized facts
    2. Three opportunities for unlocking South Africa’s export potential
    3. Conclusion
  4. ICT sector in South Africa
    1. Introduction
    2. Policy outcome 1: poor institutional arrangements
    3. Policy outcome 2: ineffectual regulatory environment
    4. Policy outcome 3: limited infrastructure extension and bottlenecks
    5. Policy outcome 4: high wholesale pricing
    6. Policy outcome 7: mobile broadband speeds faster than ADSL
    7. Policy Outcome 8: spectrum allocation bottlenecks
    8. Policy outcome 9: financial performance of mobile incumbent operators strong Telkom weak
    9. Policy outcome 10: unaffordable access and suboptimal use
    10. Conclusions and recommendations
  5. The impact of fiscal policy in poverty and inequality
    1. Introduction
    2. General Government’s Fiscal Instruments to Tackle Poverty and Inequality
    3. Basic Framework, Data and Assumptions
    4. The Level and Progressivity of Selected Taxes and Social Spending Programs in South Africa
    5. The Net Fiscal System and the Distribution of Income
    6. Conclusions and Policy Implications
  6. Health care in South Africa
    1. Introduction
    2. Expenditure
    3. National, provincial and local
    4. National Health Insurance
    5. Facilities
    6. Doctor shortages
    7. Statutory bodies
    8. Legislation
    9. Health profile
  1. Design and sustainability of renewable energy incentives
    1. Sector Background
    2. Renewable Energy Development
    3. Renewable Energy Targets
    4. Design of Incentive Schemes
    5. The Birth and Death of REFITs in South Africa
    6. The Birth of the REIPPP Program in South Africa
    7. Qualification Criteria
    8. Round One Outcomes
    9. Second Round
    10. Impact of Renewable Energy Tariffs on the Consumer
    11. Conclusions
    12. General Lessons
  2. Energy Sector Jobs to 2030: How the Energy [R]evolution will create sustainable green jobs
    1. Introduction
    2. Energy [R]evolution scenarios
    3. Methodology
    4. Employment in the electricity sector – Results
    5. Sensitivity analysis
    6.  Conclusion
  3. Water Supply and Sanitation
    1. Introduction
    2. Sector Overview: Coverage and Finance Trends
    3. Reform Context: Introducing the CSO2 Scorecard
    4. Institutional Framework
    5. Financing and its Implementation
    6. Sector Monitoring and Evaluation
    7. Subsector: Rural Water Supply
    8. Subsector: Urban Water Supply
    9. Subsector: Rural Sanitation and Hygiene
    10. Subsector: Urban Sanitation and Hygiene
  4. Developing a food security map for South Africa
    1. Introduction
    2. Literature Review
    3. A review of food security studies in South Africa
    4. Modeling strategy
    5. Summary of results
    6. Summary and conclusion
  5. Financing Small and Medium Enterprises
    1. Introduction
    2. Insights from Existing Studies and Data Sources
    3. Survey Results
    4. Policy Considerations
    5. Conclusions
  6. Appendices
    1. Doing Business in South Africa (by World Bank)
    2. South Africa health profile (by World Health Organization)