Austerity means choosing not to invest in citizens, contrary to the mandate of South Africa’s constitution.
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Professor of Public Policy (retired), University of Virginia
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Associate Professor of Economics, University of South Carolina
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Senior Associate, Grattan Institute
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Program Director, Housing and Economic Security, Grattan Institute
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Professor of Financial Economics, Loughborough University
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Assistant Director of the Harvard Opinion Research Program at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University
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PhD student, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of Latin American Politics, Monmouth University
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Richard L. Menschel Professor of Public Health and Professor of Health Policy and Political Analysis, Emeritus, Harvard University
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Principal and Vice Chancellor, University of Glasgow
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Professor of Economics, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer in Finance, Aston University
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Senior Research Scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University
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Senior Researcher, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University
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Professor & Greenbaum/Ferguson/NJAR Endowed Chair in Real Estate Policy, Monmouth University