DA adopts Economic Justice Policy: Redress for the disadvantaged, not for elites
Today the Democratic Alliance’s policy conference adopted a policy on Economic Justice: Our plan to beat the past and build the future. This is an important step in the party’s growing focus on policy development.
Our Economic Justice policy is based on our recognition that South Africa is still a fundamentally economically unjust society, where opportunities are not available to all, and where poverty still limits the life chances of so many. The DA envisions a society where opportunity is broadly available to all, and where people have the capabilities to make use of them. We are still far from that point as a country.
Our history of apartheid, as well as bad governance, cadre deployment and corruption in the democratic era, mean that opportunity in South Africa is still deeply skewed. Over two decades of political freedom have not resulted in meaningful progress in the socio-economic prospects of the majority of South Africans. Indeed, as the economy shrinks, poverty is actually growing and opportunities are narrowing.
South Africa desperately needs a totally fresh approach to redress and inclusion.
The Economic Justice policy sets out our approach to economic redress. Our policy in one sentence is redress for the disadvantaged, not for elites.