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Title:Capital Flows, Capital Control Regulations and Foreign Exchange Policies in South Africa
Author:Farrell, G.N.
Year:2006
Periodical:South African Journal of Economic History
Volume:21
Issue:1-2
Period:September
Pages:84-123
Language:English
Geographic term:South Africa
Subjects:monetary policy
capital movements
exchange rates
economic history
1950-1999
History and Exploration
Economics and Trade
Law, Human Rights and Violence
international relations
Politics and Government
External link:https://doi.org/10.1080/10113430609511193
Abstract:This paper reviews the South African experience regarding capital flows, capital control regulations and exchange rate arrangements. The discussion focuses on capital controls, defined as restrictions which affect capital account transactions (usually portfolio investments), rather than the broader set of transactions (including current account transactions) affected by exchange controls. The paper discusses the evolution of the system of exchange controls prior to 1983; considers the 1985 debt crisis and the reimposition of controls; and discusses developments in the post-1994 period. It concludes by looking at the policy challenges currently facing South African policymakers. Notes, ref. [ASC Leiden abstract]
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