MALEČEK P., KABÁT L.
Abstract
This article examines the current social and economic performance of South African national integral grouping
SADC (Southern African Development Community). It analyzes the latest economic development in the SADC countries by
looking at the GDP development and the development of several fundamental socio-political indicators that have an
important impact on the stability and sustainable development of the countries. The countries are compared on the
basis of indices such as HDI, Gini index, the share of population living in absolute poverty or the level of education
and health sectors. In addition, they are assesses in terms of ease of doing business as well as reforms to facilitate
the business. As an important determinant of socio-economic environment is considered the political environment quality,
which is expressed through an aggregated index. Finally it discusses the relationship between political and socio-economic
environment which is tested through statistical methods of regression and correlation. The work also contains of brief
history of the SADC.
Key words:
SADC, Sub-Saharan Africa, socioeconomic environment, business environment, political duality