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Most economies are now struggling with higher unemployment, but in many cases employment will bounce back. SA must create 700000 jobs a year to halve unemployment Vast public works programmes will be needed "The unemployment problem has simply become too big for business as-usual approaches. Creative solutions are essential" - MIRIAM ALTMAN Most economies are now struggling with higher unemployment, but in many cases employment will bounce back. The challenge is quite different for SA with its pre-existing high structural unemployment, poverty and extreme income inequality. The answers seem elusive. There is little doubt that special measures are needed, but which ones, and in what combination?
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