Basic Statistics of South Africa 
Executive summary 
Assessment and recommendations 
Chapter 1. Moving beyond the crisis and finding a new sustainable growth path
-The 2008-2009 economic crisis
-Emerging from the crisis
-Setting a course for rapid convergence on advanced country income levels
Chapter 2. Strengthening the macroeconomic policy framework
-The monetary policy framework has served the economy well, but should be strengthened
-Enhancing the stabilising role of fiscal policy and safeguarding sustainability
Chapter 3. Closing the labour utilisation gap
-Low labour utilisation remains South Africa's most salient problem
-A range of demand- and supply-side factors have contributed to low employment levels
-Improving employment performance will require a range of policy actions
-Annex 3.A1. The experience of OECD countries in raising employment
-Annex 3.A2. Recommendations of the 1994 OECD Jobs Strategy and the revised Jobs Strategy of 2005