Large-scale commercial agriculture produces an estimated 90% or more of marketed food in South Africa. Two-thirds to three-quarters of food is purchased from supermarkets, even by the poor, and corporate agribusinesses dominate supply chains from inputs to retailing....
subsidies
Another Myth about the Youth Wage Subsidy | by Christopher Malikane
The National Treasury, informed by its discussion document, “Confronting Youth Unemployment—policy options for South Africa” published in February 2011, has set aside R5 billion to finance the youth wage subsidy. This subsidy aims to close an alleged gap that exists...
Can the green economy solve China’s development and environment challenges? | by Dorothy Guerrero
In acknowledging the many challenges that it is facing in achieving its development goals and addressing environmental problems, China has embarked on reforms aimed at rebalancing its economy to address its own problems and help in the global effort to abate climate...
Rio+20: A Crisis Is A Terrible Thing To Waste | by Tina Gerhardt
Rio+20 agreement failed to demand an end to fossil fuel subsidies; critique nuclear energy Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL – On Friday afternoon, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development convened. Dubbed Rio+20, the conference was the largest UN summit ever...
No winners in the race to the bottom | by Roman Grynberg
Zero corporate tax rates and expensive incentives are not worth the investments they attract, writes Roman Grynberg. The freeing up of international trade and the increased mobility of investment have resulted in what tax analysts frequently call a “race to the...
Social justice activist to the last breath | by Ashwin Desai
Cosmas Desmond One of the most compelling books on dispossession and forced removals is the late Cosmas Desmond’s The Discarded People. In the preface, Lord Caradon wrote: “This is a terrifying book. It is an account of callous contempt for human suffering, the...
Trade and climate change
There’s an unacknowledged elephant in the climate change debate: trade agreements. These agreements are major unrecognised obstacles to what would otherwise be urgent, rational and fair mitigation or adaptation measures to climate change.A conflict is certain between...




