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Gelb, Stephen
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Dates of existence
20th century
History
Stephen Gelb holds a PhD in Economics, with experience in research and policy in South Africa. He was an adviser to President Mbeki and his government, on macroeconomic policy and public expenditure and on international investment and trade policy.
Stephen Gelb's involvement included amongst others: working with COSATU from the mid-80s up to 1990 as the founder of the Economic Trends group of advisors; working with the ANC and its newly established Department of Economic Policy after its unbanning in the early 1990s, as well as the MERG process during the transitional period; working with the new government after 1994, including the GEAR process and projects for the Presidency relating to the arms deal affordability report and the establishment of NEPAD.