CDE Conversations with Professor Ricardo Hausmann | Why is South Africa not achieving its goals?

Professor Ricardo Hausmann is the founding director of Harvard University’s Growth Lab and the Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School. The Growth Lab has recently completed a two-year research project which diagnoses the causes of South Africa’s economic challenges and what should be done to accelerate growth and drive mass inclusion.
Ann Bernstein, CDE executive director was in conversation with Professor Hausmann. The discussion focused on why the country is not achieving its goals, and also on a new route to growth and inclusion in South Africa.
For over 25 years CDE has influenced policy in South Africa’s democracy. We have established ourselves as a unique policy think tank and prominent public ‘voice’ promoting enterprise and development in South Africa and emerging markets. We have built a wide network throughout the country and with leading global experts and think tanks, especially in democratic developing countries.
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[@gertvanniekerk46]

Great, Interesting and Informative video perfectly presented-Thanking you!

[@lolongubeni1748]

did they do a country map on the employment ratios throughout RSA? it is a very interesting outlook on the economic inclusion variable/

[@mixi2090]

2:08 That is reassuring to hear. If you f#ck3rs can make it anybody can make it.

[@ELVISCFW]

You are asking the wrong question to prof. Ricardo. The obvious question is, does he see the ANC rectifying their mistakes in SA and is the ANC the right party to take SA into the future and buit it back to it's former glory? They failed up to now. What will be the next step for SA? The ANC failed to govern SA

[@ArthurMeyerdirect]

First mistake you make is too say that SA was not dealt the best hands because the country once had the third largest gold reserves and was partly responsible for the establishment of the stock market where gold was traded in the early 1900s .