Janet Wilhelm
Quality Infrastructure in Brazil
This country study forms part of a project for the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition on the alignment of the quality infrastructure/technical infrastructure in South Africa. The project includes four country case studies: Australia, Brazil, Kenya and the Republic of Korea.
The case studies for Australia, Kenya and the Republic of Korea are available here: Institutional alignment of Quality Infrastructure in South Africa
Quality Infrastructure in Australia
This country study forms part of a project for the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition on the alignment of the quality infrastructure/technical infrastructure in South Africa. The project includes four country case studies: Australia, Brazil, Kenya and the Republic of Korea.
The case studies for Brazil, Kenya and the Republic of Korea are available here: Institutional alignment of Quality Infrastructure in South Africa
This project for the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition involved a study on the alignment of the quality infrastructure/ technical infrastructure in South Africa. It included four case studies on the quality infrastructure (QI) in other countries: Australia, Brazil, Kenya and the Republic of Korea.
Quality Infrastructure in Australia
Quality Infrastructure in Brazil
Quality Infrastructure in Kenya
Quality infrastructure in the Republic of Korea
The coal value chain in South Africa
The fundamental importance of the coal value chain to the South African economy means that its dual crises required a consistent, strategic and whole-of-government response. This study aims to provide a holistic analysis of the value chain as the basis for developing more strategic options. It first outlines the scope of the coal value chain and its impact on the economy overall. It then describes the disruption in the electricity supply, and the impact of the climate emergency. Finally it reviews factors in the policy environment that made it more difficult to establish a coherent and strategic national response to the disruptions in the coal industry. Based on this analysis, the conclusions outline the implications for policy options.
Press release: The transition away from coal is inevitable – a delay could cause more damage
AllAfrica.com - 15 July 2021
Daily Maverick - 13 July 2021 by Gaylor Montmasson Clair (TIPS Senior Economist)
The double-edged sword of a ‘just transition’: Investing in the coal economy can be done responsibly
Daily Maverick - 12 July 2021 by Avuyile Xabadiya and Shonisani Manyaga
Innovations in work needed to beat unequal education
Business Day - 28 June 2021 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)
RESPONSE TO COLUMN
Letter in Business Day - 29 June 2021: Education requires innovation, not redistribution
Import Tracker - Q1 2021
The trade balance continued to decline in the first quarter of 2021, down to R96 billion from R103 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020. But year-on-year, the surplus is up 165%. This marks the second consecutive year of a first quarter trade surplus. Overall , South Africa has had a first quarter trade surplus in only three of the past 11 years. The surplus in 2021 is driven by high exports of commodities and lower imports, particularly of crude oil, which has been the case since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
A policy toolbox for just transitions
While the concept of a just transition dates back half a century, only recently has it entered the mainstream discourse. Its scope and application remain a source of debates and disagreements, with the term being already co-opted by various parties. The policy interventions required to effect and finance a just transition in a given context are similarly yet to be determined. This working paper aims to contribute to unpacking the meaning of a just transition and the tools to foster it. It looks at the three key dimensions of a just transition: procedural justice, distributive justice and restorative justice. It then reviews the policy toolbox for each of the three dimensions.