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This article was commissioned by the editors of Development Southern Africa. The author acknowledges the valuable comments of Glenn Johnson, Alan Schmid and Warren Samuels of Michigan State University and the editors on an earlier draft. Although the article draws heavily on the work and views of the Michigan economists, the opinions expressed here are solely the responsibility of the author.

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