About the Book
South Africa has entered a new era, with the country�s recently elected president, Cyril Ramaphosa, promising a �new dawn�. But will President Ramaphosa and his administration, together with business and labour, be able to turn the economy around and at last satisfy the aspirations of millions of people who, for decades, have been promised better lives? And what role should business � and organised business � be playing in all of this?
Although business is the main driver of the economy, it has for years been a passenger in economic policy-making. These and other questions relating to South Africa�s complex character and uncertain future prospects are thoroughly explored in Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism: The Role of Business in South Africa.
About the Author
Raymond Parsons is a prominent South African economist who has divided his working life between organised business and academia and over the years has been a leading figure in the complex interactions between organised business and public policy-makers. He is currently a professor at the North-West University Business School. Professor Parsons studied economics at the universities of Cape Town, Oxford and Copenhagen before joining organised commerce and industry as an economist, eventually becoming the first Director General of the then newly formed South African Chamber of Business (SACOB) in 1990.
