Overture: theme and variations / Raymond Parsons -- South Africa's economic performance since 1994: can we do better? / Charlotte du Toit and Johann van Tonder -- Economic policy: some lessons from Southeast Asia / Lefentse Nokaneng and Chris Harmse -- Inflation targeting: a pillar of post-Polokwane prosperity / Stan du Plessis -- Fiscal policy beyond 2008: prospects, risks and opportunities / Iraj Abedian and Tania Ajam -- Trade, industrial and competition policy / Riaan de Lange and Reyno Seymore -- Industrial policy and national competitiveness: the spatial dimension / Glen Robbins -- Labour policy and job creation: too many holy cows / Carel van Aardt -- Health policy and growth / Oludele A. Akinboade, Thabisa Tokwe and Mandisa Mokwena -- Politics and human-oriented development / Adam Habib -- The role of the state / Raymond Parsons -- Recapitulation and coda: 70 key findings and recommendations.