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No going back to normal: Imagining a Just Recovery in South Africa

The paper proposes a just recovery economic response to the pandemic that that ensures economic
systems are people-centred and not profit-centred, one taking into account the intersecting factors
that have caused inequalities and large-scale ecological damage. It advocates for the purple economy which socialises care and prioritises support for the most marginalised in the
economy by expanding care services and increasing employment for women. It also aims to disrupt gender norms about the nature of certain types of work – like caring labour – and see that this work is paid and valued in the economy.

By: Sonia Phalatse & others

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