BOOK: Rich State, Poor State by Greg Mills (Penguin).
Why do some states thrive, grow their economies and uplift their people while others, facing similar challenges, slide into low growth, social dysfunction and failure? After decades of work on the ground in Africa, Latin America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, bestselling author Greg Mills seeks to provide answers in Rich State, Poor State .
Mills contrasts the successes and the failures and, in so doing, seeks to determine a path for the next generation of leaders. In this excerpt from Rich State, Poor State, he looks at why, in South Africa, three decades after liberation, the bottom 50% of the population earns just 5.3% of national incomeGet 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.