The roads not taken: SA’s 4 economic scenarios
SA may avoid the worst-case Covid-19 scenario, but it will take a dramatic shift in approach if the economy is to rebound strongly from the pandemic
03 June 2020 - 06:00
Though most of the country went back to work this week, it is going to take a lot more than the rapid reopening of the economy to minimise the lasting economic damage from Covid-19 and prevent job losses from becoming permanent.
Two other key ingredients are needed to ensure that the return to work is sustained and employment protected, argues University of Johannesburg professor of 4IR practice and national planning commissioner Miriam Altman in a new paper (https://covid19economicideas.org/2020/05/25/top-covid-19-policy-priorities-for-protecting-employment/) written for the Covid-19 Economists Group...
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