DA's Plan for Growth and Jobs - Democratic Alliance

ContentsForeword by Helen Zille, Leader of the Democratic Alliance ........................................................ 3Foreword by Wilmot James, Federal Chairperson of the Democratic Alliance .......................... 5LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS .............................................................................. 7Preamble ............................................................................................................................................... 9EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................. 11THE DA’S CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK .................................................................................... 12A Constitutional Imperative ........................................................................................................... 12The Economy and the State ......................................................................................................... 12Focus on High Growth ................................................................................................................... 13Fiscal and Monetary Policy Priorities .......................................................................................... 14POLICY CHAPTERS OVERVIEW .................................................................................................. 14Opening job opportunities to all ................................................................................................... 14Breaking down barriers to inclusion ............................................................................................ 15Opening the economy to competition.......................................................................................... 16Building the base through trade and investment ....................................................................... 16A sustainable future for all ............................................................................................................ 17INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 18Breaking down barriers ................................................................................................................. 18The challenge ................................................................................................................................. 18HOW DID WE GET HERE?.............................................................................................................. 20Apartheid’s legacy .......................................................................................................................... 20The promise of 1994 .................................................................................................................. 20Economic challenges post-1994 .................................................................................................. 21New leaders, old problems ....................................................................................................... 23Where we are now ......................................................................................................................... 24THE DA’S CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK .................................................................................... 26Constitutional Foundation ............................................................................................................. 26Focus on high growth .................................................................................................................... 26The economy and the state .......................................................................................................... 28Flaws of state capitalism ........................................................................................................... 28A pragmatic view ........................................................................................................................ 29READING THE REMAINDER OF THE DOCUMENT .................................................................. 321 | P a g e