South Africa Can Work

South Africa Can Work suggests a complete overhaul of policy thinking, and provides fresh arguments that effectively address South Africa’s high unemployment, race problems and lack of education.
Rautenbach, Frans
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Title: South Africa Can Work
Author: Frans Rautenbach
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Imprint: Penguin Books
Cape Town, South Africa 2017
ISBN 9781776092406 / ISBN 978-1-77-609240-6
Softcover, 15 x 24 cm, 295 pages

About: South Africa Can Work

In this insightful and provocative book, Frans Rautenbach proposes a complete overhaul of policy thinking, and provides fresh arguments that effectively address South Africa’s high unemployment, race problems and lack of education. He examines the fundamental problem of rent-seeking, to which he proposes two antidotes: the free market and decentralisation of government. Along the way he tackles holy cows such as affirmative action, trade unions, labour law and welfare payments. He also addresses contentious topics such as racism, white privilege, political correctness, state funding of higher education and mounting evidence that trade unions substantially suppress employment growth.Written by a labour lawyer with a proven track record in a range of policy issues, South Africa Can Work speaks effectively to a cross-section of readers of all disciplines, and brings sorely needed good news. South Africa can work. But only if the government of the day can be persuaded to make crucial structural changes. That will not happen unless the argument is carried far and wide, and most importantly, key decision-makers are convinced of the importance of tackling the debilitating scourge of rent-seeking.

Content: South Africa Can Work

Abbreviations and acronyms
Notes
Index
Acknowledgements
Introduction: What is wrong with us?
Part I: Our amazing race
The great race divide:
Let's be honest about white privilege
Part II: Our culture of rent-seeking
Rent-seeking
The free market: Bulwark against rent-seeking
Asset inflation
The failure of affirmative action
Regulating employment to avoid rent-seeking
The more trade unions, the less job growth
Housing
Our bloated public service and state spending
Part III: Over-centralisation
Centralisation, and Switzerland as role model
What about corporatism and the developmental state?
Impact of bargaining councils
Wealth, not equality, buys happiness
Education
Part IV: The art of the possible
Changing minds

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