Working Paper

Income and Non-Income Inequality in Post-Apartheid South Africa: What are the Drivers and Possible Policy Interventions?

Excerpt “This study has two main objectives. Firstly, the study aims to identify the drivers of the
reproduction of inequality in post-apartheid South Africa. The second objective is to examine
what policy levers are available to help mitigate the impact of increased inequality in South
Africa. Based on the identification of what is driving the increasing levels of inequality,
appropriate policy interventions, including assessing the impact and sustainability of existing
policies such as the increased provision of social grants, will be evaluated”