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The first Brief in this series describes some basic features of the Chinese financial system, especially in its links to the global economy.

To the lay mind, wealth and income often mean more or less the same thing. For economists, the terms are distinct. Wealth is the sum of all your assets less ...

The facts about income distribution in South Africa were set out in a previous brief. Here the focus will be on ways to think about it. Five guidelines are ...

This brief compares the IPID 1 & IPID 2 reports

This is the last Brief in a five part series of Briefs on the IMF and it discusses some conditions necessary for making progress in a bleak environment.

This is the fourth Brief in a five part series and looks at structural reform

This brief by Charles Simkins reviews the International Monetary Fund's views on the South African economy in its 2017 report.

This is the second part of a five part series of briefs which considers constraints and risks associated with South Africa’s position in the global economy.

This Brief considers internal constraints on growth

This is the third brief in a five part series and it considers the role of the state: public finance and fiscal policy, monetary policy and state-owned ...