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INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE
The
Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) is an
activist think tank located in Johannesburg, South
Africa. Their mission is to advance economic justice
by collaborating in the provision of rigorous,
accessible research and policy alternatives that
empower progressive social forces to create systemic
change from above and below in South Africa and on
the African continent. The IEJ envisages a just
society where an equitable distribution of
resources, the democratisation of economic decision
making, and systemic change are secured and
entrenched for the realisation of rights and
planetary wellbeing.
As set out in the IEJ’s Strategy 2023 - 2027,
the
IEJ has three overarching goals:
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To produce knowledge that critically
engages with the impacts of existing
economic systems and advances
systemic change that centres just
socioeconomic outcomes and
wellbeing.
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To shift the economic discourse,
open policy space, and provide
alternative policy proposals in
strategic areas towards just
socioeconomic outcomes.
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To support the building of
collective power through
strengthening heterodox economic
analysis and the capacity to
undertake it, and empowering
progressive social forces to create
systemic change from above and
below, in South Africa and the
continent. |
The Claude Leon Foundation supports work
towards building a rights-based economy.
This includes, but is not limited to, work
on basic income and resourcing modalities to
ensure rights realisation. |
