Patrick Bond

Position: Professor of Political Economy

Institution: University of the Witwatersrand

Expertise: Political economy, political ecology, SA transition, Zimbabwe, international finance

* BA (Economics), Swarthmore College, 1979-83 * MBA studies in finance (no degree), Penn Wharton School, 1983-85 * PhD (Economic Geography), Johns Hopkins University (1985-93) * research at Johannesburg NGOs Planact and National Institute for Economic Policy (1990s) * academic positions at Johns Hopkins University, Wits and UKZN (1994-present) * author and editor of numerous policy papers, books and articles

Articles

Do government spending and taxation really reduce inequality, or do we need more thorough measurements? A response to the World Bank researchers

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Creating jobs, reducing poverty I: Why the informal sector should be taken seriously and enabled properly

What is the role of manufacturing in boosting economic growth and employment in South Africa?

Who are the middle class in South Africa? Does it matter for policy?

Why are foreign-run spaza shops more successful? The rapidly changing spaza sector in South Africa

Informal settlements: poverty traps or ladders to work?

Adcorp’s employment and unemployment figures are not taken seriously by researchers – yet they can do much harm

How much is inequality reduced by progressive taxation and government spending?

How high is graduate unemployment in South Africa? A much-needed update

A job in the informal sector reduces poverty about as much as a job in the formal sector

Who creates jobs, who destroys jobs? Small firms, large firms and labour market rigidity