ADB SEMINAR: The Role of Institutions in Underpinning Inclusive Economic Growth in South Africa

What is the role of the state in economic development? And what are the dynamics of fostering institutions for structural transformation and inclusive growth? The DPRU hosted a seminar in October, on "The Role of Institutions in Underpinning Inclusive Economic Growth in South Africa", where 7 experts presented their findings on the role of institutions in underpinning inclusive growth in South Africa, drawing lessons, where possible, from the development experience of South Korea.

This event forms part of a broader project commissioned by the African Development Bank. The DPRU co-ordinated a multi-paper study under the project banner ‘Country Development Policy in Practice: Lessons from the South Korea Development Experience’. The 7 different papers explored the interplay of institutions & economic development in South Africa. South Korea’s experience with economic transformation and a developmental state provided an important benchmark for the authors to stimulate policy debate on development policy in practice.

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PDFs of the seminar slide presentations are accessible by clicking on the images below:

1. Macroeconomic policy in South Africa since 1994 By Kenneth Creamer
2. The Political Economy of Natural Resources: A Comparison of South Africa and South Korea By Ross Harvey
3. The Developmental State – Lessons from South Korea’s Development Experience By William Gumede	Presented without slides
4. Institutions and Development South Africa: Lessons from South Korean Experience By Ebrahim-Khalil Hassen
5. FROM SERVICE DELIVERY TO PUBLIC SERVICE: The Role of the South African State in Providing Public Services By Steven Friedman	Presented without slides
6. Korea’s ‘Developmental State’ and its Political and Institutional Underpinnings By Brian Levy
7. Institutionalising Inclusive Growth in South Africa By Antony Altbeker