South Africa milestones to achieving the sustainable development goals on poverty and hunger
South Africa has signed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and placed poverty and inequality reduction at the forefront of its National Development Plan. This study links a nonparametric income distribution (micro) simulation model and an economywide general equilibrium (macro) model to define...
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| author | Fofana, Ismaël Chitiga-Mabugu, Margaret Mabugu, Ramos |
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| description | South Africa has signed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and placed poverty and inequality reduction at the forefront of its National Development Plan. This study links a nonparametric income distribution (micro) simulation model and an economywide general equilibrium (macro) model to define the milestones South Africa must meet to halve poverty and end hunger by 2030 as targeted by the SDGs. The current economic growth of 2.0 percent on average annually must be accelerated to 4.5 percent between 2015 and 2030 to achieve the SDGs on poverty and hunger. Although an income growth strategy is important to reduce hunger, an income redistribution strategy of expanding social assistance to cover 10 percent of the population—that is, nearly 7 million persons—appears to be a key to ending hunger by 2030. Rural areas should be targeted for intervention to reduce income inequality. Skilled and high-skilled labor markets offer better employment and earning opportunities in these geographic areas than do the markets for other skill levels. Thus, skill development programs in these areas are likely to contribute to meeting the SDGs on poverty and hunger by 2030. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1457652025-11-06T05:04:28Z South Africa milestones to achieving the sustainable development goals on poverty and hunger Fofana, Ismaël Chitiga-Mabugu, Margaret Mabugu, Ramos simulation models modeling sustainable development goals economic development income transfers income distribution social protection hunger computable general equilibrium model income inequality unemployment growth poverty equality skill training South Africa has signed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and placed poverty and inequality reduction at the forefront of its National Development Plan. This study links a nonparametric income distribution (micro) simulation model and an economywide general equilibrium (macro) model to define the milestones South Africa must meet to halve poverty and end hunger by 2030 as targeted by the SDGs. The current economic growth of 2.0 percent on average annually must be accelerated to 4.5 percent between 2015 and 2030 to achieve the SDGs on poverty and hunger. Although an income growth strategy is important to reduce hunger, an income redistribution strategy of expanding social assistance to cover 10 percent of the population—that is, nearly 7 million persons—appears to be a key to ending hunger by 2030. Rural areas should be targeted for intervention to reduce income inequality. Skilled and high-skilled labor markets offer better employment and earning opportunities in these geographic areas than do the markets for other skill levels. Thus, skill development programs in these areas are likely to contribute to meeting the SDGs on poverty and hunger by 2030. 2018-06-07 2024-06-21T09:05:00Z 2024-06-21T09:05:00Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145765 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Fofana, Ismaël; Chitiga-Mabugu, Margaret and Mabugu, Ramos. 2018. South Africa milestones to achieving the sustainable development goals on poverty and hunger. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1731. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145765 |
| spellingShingle | simulation models modeling sustainable development goals economic development income transfers income distribution social protection hunger computable general equilibrium model income inequality unemployment growth poverty equality skill training Fofana, Ismaël Chitiga-Mabugu, Margaret Mabugu, Ramos South Africa milestones to achieving the sustainable development goals on poverty and hunger |
| title | South Africa milestones to achieving the sustainable development goals on poverty and hunger |
| title_full | South Africa milestones to achieving the sustainable development goals on poverty and hunger |
| title_fullStr | South Africa milestones to achieving the sustainable development goals on poverty and hunger |
| title_full_unstemmed | South Africa milestones to achieving the sustainable development goals on poverty and hunger |
| title_short | South Africa milestones to achieving the sustainable development goals on poverty and hunger |
| title_sort | south africa milestones to achieving the sustainable development goals on poverty and hunger |
| topic | simulation models modeling sustainable development goals economic development income transfers income distribution social protection hunger computable general equilibrium model income inequality unemployment growth poverty equality skill training |
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