Growth prospects of the Democratic Alliance manifesto

There is a singular overarching goal that any post-election public policy must achieve: vigorous economic growth. The success of everything else, from reducing poverty to reconstructing failing infrastructure to improving race relations, depends upon it. Economic growth should therefore be the central focus of any political party's election manifesto ahead of the 2024 elections. This paper evaluates the economic growth prospects outlined in the manifesto of the Democratic Alliance (DA).