01609cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005445 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451841060 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. South Africa : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008. 1 online resource (63 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This Selected Issues paper discusses the policy response by a sample of central banks to the ongoing oil and food price shocks in South Africa, drawing some lessons, which can help put in context developments in the country. The paper discusses first- and second-round effects of 'supply shocks,' and attempts to gauge second-round effects in South Africa. The paper also analyzes the factors that have constrained South Africa's growth since the end of apartheid, by comparing its GDP components and its saving and investment performance with those of a panel of faster-growing countries. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2008/347 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2008/347/002.2008.issue-347-en.xml IMF e-Library