Stuart Jones is Professor in the School of Economic and Business Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Robert W. Vivian is Professor of Finance and Insurance in the School of Economic and Business Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Introduction – Stuart Jones * PART I: OVERVIEW OF THE PERIOD * Overview of the economy – Philip Mohr * PART II: ECONOMY * Agriculture – Nick Vink * Mining – Stuart Jones * Manufacturing – Colin McCarthy * Motor vehicle industry – Anthony Black * Chemical industry with particular reference to Sasol – Grietjie Verhoef * Electricity – Anton Eberhard * Transport – Trevor Jones  * Banking – Stuart Jones * Insurance and retirement industry –  Robert W. Vivian * Stock exchange and capital markets  – Stuart Jones * Information technology  – Stuart Jones * Retail sector  – Stuart Jones * Tourism industry – Gillian Saunders * Public sector-state incapacity – Elsabe Loots * External trade – Stuart Jones * South African balance of payments – Philip Mohr * PART III: POLICY * Demographic change – Charles Simkins * Fiscal policy – Estian Calitz and Krige Siebrits * Monetary policy – Roger Gidlow * Trade policy – Stuart Jones * Agricultural and land policy – Nick Vink and Ruth Hall * Mineral and energy policy – Stuart Jones * Environmental policy – Anthony Lumby * Black economic empowerment – Philip Black, Rachel Jafta and Rulof Burger * Competition policy – Stuart Jones * Labour policy – Frans Barker * Dialogue on policy between government, labour and business – Raymond Parsons * PART IV  * Conclusions  – Stuart Jones * Index