LETTER: More wishful thinking on doubling GDP
A parliamentary democracy’s event horizon rarely exceeds the next election, so long-term strategic planning rarely survives
Nthabiseng Moleko and Mark Swilling’s article may be added to many similar analyses that appear regularly in your paper and make a great deal of sense but ultimately can be filed under “wishful thinking” (“How to double GDP in 10 years: an alternative model of the state (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/2020-10-15-how-to-double-gdp-in-10-years-an-alternative-model-of-the-state/)”, October 15).
The problem is parliamentary democracy’s event horizon rarely exceeds the next election. Worse, it tends to attract people driven by the golden rule of politics — get in, get rich and get out. Long-term strategic planning rarely survives the competing interest of its disparate members...
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