The benefits of localisation are overstated while the costs are dramatically understated Ann Bernstein November 17, 2021 The case for localisation rests on the idea that protection of, and support for, specific industries will allow firms located in those industries to ... Costs will stop localisation from spawning industrialisation Ann Bernstein November 16, 2021 Department of trade, industry & competition provides no evidence that price increases were temporary. Business, trade unions and the government s... Failed public training system makes this no country for young people Ann Bernstein and Stefan Schirmer October 10, 2021 Improving the prospects of SA’s millions of jobless youngsters will take tough policy reforms in the areas of growth constraints and labour intensity... If the unrest showed us anything, it is that Cyril’s ‘long game’ has failed Ann Bernstein July 25, 2021 ANC politics aside, Ramaphosa must use this moment to boldly stamp his authority on the government, writes Ann Bernstein. 'The threat to our democrac... First, do no harm: Promote formal economy for small business, but not at expense of informality (Part Two) Ann Bernstein and Stefan Schirmer July 7, 2021 The informal sector imposes serious limits on the productivity of firms. It is far preferable for all firms to operate in the formal sector. But that... We need a fresh, fleet-of-foot approach to funding small business development (Part One) Ann Bernstein and Stefan Schirmer July 6, 2021 It is extremely difficult for large bureaucracies, staffed by people of whom few have any experience running a business, to provide effective support...
