revelations: economic disparities
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REVELATIONS: ECONOMIC DISPARITIES. Economic Disparities in Post-Apartheid SA. Gini Coefficient by Population Group. Source: HSRC 2004. Inequality: Selected Social Indicators. UN Millennium Development Goals. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
REVELATIONS: ECONOMIC DISPARITIES
ECONOMIC DISPARITIES IN POST-APARTHEID SA
GINI COEFFICIENT BY POPULATION GROUP
1991 1996 2001
6266
72
4650
60
5256
64
4952
60
68 69
77
African White Colored Asian Overall
Source: HSRC 2004
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
54
67
50
18
61
4133
51
14
37
65 66
23
38
23
72
84
38
10
70
84
41
5.4
17
97 99
74
7
76
90
60
16
97 99
85
Blacks 'Coloreds' Asians Whites
Source: DOJ & CD 1997
INEQUALITY: SELECTED SOCIAL INDICATORS
UN MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. ◦ Halve the proportion of people living on less than a
dollar a day and those who suffer from hunger by 2015.
Achieve universal primary education. Promote gender equality and empower women. Reduce child mortality. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases.By 2015, reduce by half the proportion of
people without access to safe drinking water.By 2020 achieve significant improvement in the
lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers.Develop global partnerships for development.
GOVT. PROGRAMS TO RESTORE EQUITYEmphasis on fiscal prudence, accountability,
transparencyPrograms for Equity
◦ Reconstruction & Development Program (RDP)◦ Growth with Employment And Redistribution (GEAR)◦ Joint Initiative on Priority Skills Acquisition (JIPSA)◦ Accelerated and Shared Growth-South Africa (ASGISA)◦ Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) ◦ Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE)
RDP HOUSES
RDP HOUSES
RDP HOUSES CONSTRUCTED
CONCLUSION Corporations/MNCs use their resources to
address persisting inequalities beyond the normal functioning of their businesses. ◦ Help in rebuilding South Africa/Social responsibility ◦ Improve wages and related social benefits, and◦ Provide training and education programs for blacks,
even those not employed by them. Ongoing tensions between the social and
economic imperative of the profitability of enterprises.
Form partnerships with global financial orgs, investors, non-profits (NGO’s)…all hands on deck