Beyond GDP in assessing development in South Africa: The Gauteng City-Region Socio-Economic Barometer

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Figure 1. View of economy as part of a larger system. Source: Costanza et al. (2009).

Table 1. Indicators and measures.

Focus area	Specific indicator	Unit of measurement
Economic growth	Gross domestic product (GDP)	Rand million value (at constant 2005 prices)
	GDP per capita	Rand million value (at constant 2005 prices)
	Gross fixed capital formation	% of GDP
	Economic concentration: Tress Index	Index based on 23 industries
Poverty and inequality	Human Development Index	Index
	Inequality: Gini coefficient	Index
	Poverty rate	Rate (%)
Labour market	Labour force participation rate	Rate (%)
	Unemployment rate (strict definition)	Rate (%)
	Total number of employed	Number
Safety and security	Number of cases of murder per 100 000 inhabitants	Number
	Safety of neighbourhoods	% of respondents
	Total sexual crimes per 100 000 inhabitants	Number
Infrastructure and services	Access to piped water in dwelling or in yard	% of total households
	Access to flush or chemical toilet	% of total households
	Access to electricity for lighting	% of total households
	Access to formal dwelling	% of total households
	Access to landline/cellular telephone for regular use	% of total households
Health	Life expectancy at birth	Number (years)
	Infant mortality rate	Number per 1000 live births
	Maternal mortality rate	Number per 100 000 live births
	Tuberculosis cure rate	% (rate)
	HIV prevalence (ante natal care)	% (rate)
Education	Primary school net enrolment ratio	% of relevant age group
	Primary school learner to educator ratio	Ratio
	Matric pass rate	Rate (%)
	Number of science and technology graduates	Number
	Adult literacy rate	% ≥ 15 years
Social cohesion	Membership of voluntary organisations	% of respondents
	Public opinion on race relations	% of respondents
Governance	Perception of corruption as main threat to democracy	% of respondents
	Public opinion of service delivery	% of respondents
	Registration rate of voting-age population (VAP)	% of VAP
	Turnout rate of registered voters	% of registered VAP
Sustainability	Drinking water quality: Blue Drop Index	Blue drop index
	Wastewater quality: Green Drop Index	Green drop index
	Air quality (Concentration of PM10)	Index (National Air Quality Standard = 1) PM10
	Electricity consumption per capita	Megawatt hours per capita

Figure 2. Barometer visual. Source: Author.

Table 2. Key for interpreting the average indexes.

Average index	Colour scale	Change
<100	Red	Significant negative change
≥100 but <105	Amber	Only minor positive change
≥105	Green	Significant positive

Figure 3. Map of Gauteng province. Source: GCRO Maps/GIS.

Figure 4. Changes over time. Slide 1: Change since 2002; Slide 2: Change since 2007; Slide 3: Change since 2011; Slide 4: Average Index per year. Source: Author.

Costanza, R, Hart, M, Posner, S & Talberth, J, 2009. Beyond GDP: The Need for New Measures of Progress. The PARDEE PAPERS / No. 4 / January 2009. Boston University.

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