Policy and Community Responses to Inequality in South Africa

This project was a collaboration between the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, at the University of Cape Town; the African Centre of Excellence in Inequality Research (ACEIR) and the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity focusing on strategies to address inequality in South Africa, with broader reference to Africa and developing countries in general. The review of policy responses to inequality was led by Professor Murray Leibbrandt.

The research aimed to synthesise, review and promote debate on policies to overcome inequality in developing countries, contextualising and extending Tony Atkinkson’s framework for “Thinking Outside of the Box” as a conceptual framework. This holds significant potential to shape valuable policy dialogues across Africa.