Human rights impact assessments and the politics of evidence in economic policymaking
The Guiding Principles on Human Rights Impact Assessments of Economic Reforms envision a policymaking process based on sound empirical evidence.
Submission to the Technical Annexure C Tax Proposals for the 2021 Budget
Taxation remains the central means through which revenue is raised.
Submission by the Budget Justice Coalition in response to 2020 Medium Term Budget
BJC makes this submission to the Joint Sitting of the Finance Committees with great concern for the direction that the 2020 MTBPS seeks to take South Africa.
Presentation | Issues to consider in developing a medium term economic strategy in an unfolding depression
This presentation was made to the Select and Standing Committees on Finance during the public hearing following the 2019 Budget speech
Economists and Crises
The 2020 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement undermines attempts to resuscitate the economy and lay the building blocks for a Just Recovery from COVID-19.
Unemployment and Precarity during Covid-19
South Africa faces a major unemployment crisis, alongside a deeply unequal employment system.
Budgeting for Human Rights during Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how important it is to invest in social programmes.
Eskom: The roots of a crisis and avenues forward
This is a summary of recommendations that integrate health and economic objectives and accounts for social comorbidities that are rooted in South Africa's uniquely vast levels of inequality.
The case for extending the COVID-19 special grants
This is a summary of recommendations that integrate health and economic objectives and accounts for social comorbidities that are rooted in South Africa's uniquely vast levels of inequality.
Human rights impact assessments and the politics of evidence in economic policymaking
This submission outlines the key concerns and recommendations of the Institute for Economic Justice, SECTION27 and CESR on the occasion of South Africa's review before the United Nations Committee.