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Political Economy of Post-apartheid South Africa /
The book, made up of three parts, covers a wide spectrum of political economy issues on post-apartheid South Africa. Although the text is mainly descriptive, to explain various areas of the political economy of post-apartheid South Africa, the first and the last parts provide illuminating insights o...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Dakar :
CODESRIA, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa,
2015.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; List of Tables and Figures; PART I
- BACKGROUND; 1. Introduction; Background; Transition from Apartheid to Democracy; Concepts and Ideas; Scope of the Book; 2. Brief Political History of South Africa; Introduction; African Communities; Political and Economic Systems; Conclusion; PART II
- POLICIES AND PROSPECTS; 3. Policy and Law-making; Introduction; Public Policy Reforms; Public Policy Making Approaches; Public Policy Cycle; Policy Coordination and Monitoring and Evaluation; Conclusion.
- Key Terms4. Economic Development; Introduction; Economic Transformation; Economic Performance; Calculating GDP; Calculating Economic Growth Rate; Unemployment; Calculating Unemployment; Economic Development Since 1994; Economic Development Initiatives; Other Policies, Strategies and Initiatives; Economic Performance in Post-apartheid South Africa; Employment; Conclusion; Key Terms; 5. Economic Empowerment; Introduction; Economic Empowerment; Arguments against BEE; Financing Economic Empowerment; Promoting Small, Medium and Micro-Enterprises; Institutional Framework; Conclusion; Key Terms.
- 6. Industrial DevelopmentIntroduction; Brief History of Industrialisation; Industrial Development; Industrial Structure of South Africa; Industrial Regulation and Policies; Other Industrial Development Initiatives; Post-apartheid South Africa's Industrial Development; Conclusion; Key Terms; 7. Public Enterprises; Introduction; Historical Context; Size Complexity of Public Enterprises; Brief Profiles of Selected Public Enterprises; Internal and External Challenges; Performance of Selected Commercial Public Enterprises; Conclusion; Key Terms; 8. Land and Agriculture; Introduction.
- Historical ContextLand and Agrarian Reforms Since 1994; Sustainability of Land and Agrarian Reform; Conclusion; Key Terms; 9. Education and Training; Introduction; Background; Post-apartheid Dispensation; Policy Reforms; Conclusion; Key Terms; 10. Poverty and Inequality; Introduction; Historical Context; Perspectives on Poverty and Inequality; Poverty, Inequality and the Labour Market; Conclusion; Key Terms; 11. Spatial Planning; Introduction; Historical Context; Spatial Planning Laws and Policies; Characteristics of Post-1994 Spatial Planning; Explaining Development Dynamics; Conclusion.
- Key TermsPART III
- TOWARDS A DEVELOPMENTAL STATE; 12. Post-apartheid South African Society; Introduction; Historical Context; Changes and Shifts in the South African Society; Narratives of Unity; Post-apartheid South African Society; Conclusion; 13. Conclusion; Introduction; South Africa and the Developmental State; Industrial Policy Action Plan; National Development Plan; Way Forward; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index; Back cover.