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Poverty and Inequality
Economic Growth, Poverty
and Inequality: Exploring the
Interactions for South Africa
Haroon Bhorat is Professor of Economics and
Director of the Development Policy Research Unit
and holds the DST/NRF South African Research Chair
in Economic Growth, Poverty and Inequality. His
research interests cover labour economics, poverty
and income distribution. He has co-authored two
books on labour-market and poverty issues in South
Africa, and has published more than 150 academic
journal articles, book chapters and working papers.
Professor Bhorat has undertaken extensive work for
several South African government departments, most
notably the South African Department of Labour, the
Presidency and the National Treasury. He consults
regularly with international organisations such as the
International Labour Organisation, the World Bank,
and the United Nations Development Programme.
DST/NRF SARChI Chairs
associated with this theme
Professor Haroon Bhorat
Poverty and Inequality
Research
There is widespread recognition of the importance
of ensuring that South Africa’s growth processes
embrace the poor and those in the bottom half of the
income distribution. The appointment of Professor
Murray Leibbrandt, Director of the Southern African
Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU),
Professor Murray Leibbrandt
to this Chair facilities a sustained programme of
research to measure and analyse South Africa’s
unfolding poverty and inequality dynamics. For
the last thirty years, SALDRU has been conducting
large social surveys to generate the data needed to
inform such analysis of poverty and inequality.
Health and Wealth in
South Africa
Professor Diane McIntyre is a professor in the
School of Public Health and Family Medicine and
was the founding Director of the Health Economics
Unit in the Faculty of Health Sciences.
Professor McIntyre has provided extensive and
high-level policy inputs within South Africa and
other African countries, particularly in relation to
healthcare financing issues, including currently
contributing to the development of the National
Health Insurance policy.
Her current focus is on conceptual and empirical
research centred around how to achieve universal
healthcare coverage in low- and middle-income
countries. She has also been centrally involved
in developing health economics capacity within
the African region. She holds the SARChI Chair in
Health and Wealth in South Africa in recognition of
her pioneering work in this area.
Professor Diane McIntyre
Her current focus is on
conceptual and empirical
research centred around how
to achieve universal healthcare
coverage in low- and middle-
income countries.