Nationalizing South African mines : an economic assessment
| dc.contributor.author | Du Plessis, S. | en_ZA |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-07-07T12:12:54Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-07-07T12:12:54Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-01 | |
| dc.description | CITATION: Du Plessis, S. 2013. Nationalizing South African mines : an economic assessment. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 113(1):31-38. | |
| dc.description | The original publication is available at http://www.scielo.org.za | |
| dc.description.abstract | Nationalization is high on the policy agenda in South Africa. This paper considers the case for nationalizing the local mining sector from an evidence-based perspective, which is derived from theoretical considerations and related to the known features of the South African mining sector and economy. A strong case against nationalization emerges, which can be summarized as follows. The mining sector is competitive and therefore a poor candidate for public ownership. Furthermore, the resources sector does not dominate the South African economy nor does it create the risk of a decrease in the competitiveness of the industrial sector via the unintended adverse impact of an appreciating real exchange rate due to a commodity boom (Dutch Disease). Nationalizing the mining sector will cost the government more than it receives. This is not only a bad idea in itself, but it will limit the scope for distributive policies on the national budget. The contemporary international experience demonstrates the risks of fiscal imprudence. Finally, nationalizing the resources sector will undermine support for those very market-based institutions required to achieve a higher long-run growth trajectory. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.uri | http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S2225-62532013000100007&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en | |
| dc.description.version | Publisher's version | |
| dc.format.extent | 8 pages | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Du Plessis, S. 2013. Nationalizing South African mines : an economic assessment. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 113(1):31-38. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2411-9717 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2225-6253 (print) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/92168 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy | |
| dc.rights.holder | Author retains copyright | |
| dc.subject | Mines and mineral resources -- South Africa | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Mines and mineral resources -- Government ownership -- Economic aspects -- South Africa | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Nationalisation of mines -- South Africa | en_ZA |
| dc.title | Nationalizing South African mines : an economic assessment | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Article |
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