Putting economic growth at the core of government policy as the most effective way to turn the tide on South Africa’s problems, from unemployment to education to load-shedding, is the thrust of the first of a series of IRR policy-solution papers, ‘The IRR’s Blueprint for Growth: Arming SA’s pro-growth forces’.
Its launch on Tuesday 20 February will coincide with an online briefing at 10am in which IRR head of strategic communications Hermann Pretorius will discuss key themes of the paper with its author, IRR CEO Dr John Endres.
In a statement, Pretorius says: ‘South Africans face a fundamental choice: poverty or growth. Ultimately, that’s what this year’s elections boil down to. The pro-poverty forces in our country have over many years eroded the opportunities of South Africans to freely participate in a value-add economy where wealth is created across all parts of the country. Instead, a wealth-destroying ideology has trapped millions in poverty, whilst deliberately empowering pro-poverty cronies, cadres, crooks, and comrades to pillage and plunder.
‘The only way out of this pro-poverty socio-economic death spiral is a change of policy – it’s time to arm the pro-growth forces in South Africa with the data, arguments, policies, and opportunities to make South Africa the growing beacon of opportunity it can be. This paper is the first step in bringing about this change.’
Follow this link to register for the online briefing on Tuesday.