1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910524899303321

Titolo

From inequality to inclusive growth : South Africa's pursuit of shared prosperity in extraordinary times / / edited by Jan Hofmeyr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cape Town, South Africa : , : Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, , 2011

© [2011?]

ISBN

1-280-12741-4

9786613531292

1-920489-43-6

1-920489-42-8

1-920489-44-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (130 pages) : color illustrations

Collana

Transformation audit ; ; 2011

Soggetti

Poverty - South Africa

Labor market - South Africa

South Africa Politics and government 21st century

South Africa Economic conditions 21st century

South Africa Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 108-112).

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of tables and figures; Contributors; Acronyms and abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Economic Governance; The Economy at a Glance; Review. 'If you want peace, fight for justice': Economic policy in a divided society; Opinion. Nationalisation of mines; A necessary step towards economic liberation; Burdening the state does not serve the cause of economic liberation; Chapter 2 -  The Labour Market; The Labour Market at a Glance; Review. Employment under pressure: Inclusive strategies are in everybody's interest

Opinion | Are labour unions still serving the interests of the entire working class? Reinvent to remain relevant: The challenge for unions as the voice of the working class; Trade union strategies are not helping the poor and unemployed; Chapter 3 - Skills and Education; Skills and



Education at a Glance; Review. The challenge of South African schooling: dimensions, targets and initiatives; Opinion. Do uniform targets help to improve schooling outcomes?; Balanced criteria should replace perverse pass -rate incentives; Beware of the misleading means and measures

Chapter 4 - Poverty and Inequality Poverty and Inequality at a Glance; Review. Policies for reducing income inequality and poverty in South Africa; Opinion. Is it time to adopt a new developmental model?; Planning the status quo? A sustainable development model needs new thinking; Social and economic inclusion in post-apartheid South Africa; Chapter 5 - Perceptions of Well-being; Public Opinion on Economic Security; Economic security in a time of uncertainty: A South African public opinion perspective; References; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

The 2011 Transformation Audit presents a collection of articles by South African thought leaders, which asks how the country can set goals and achieve them in a hostile global climate that threatens developmental gains that have been painstakingly achieved. For nearly two decades, South Africans have conducted exhaustive analyses of the country ís challenges, embarked on bold scenario exercises and, more recently, produced forward looking strategies aimed at addressing these challenges. The most eminent of these in recent years were the Department of Economic Developmentís New Growth Path, and



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910972967803321

Autore

Anderson Kevin R. <1967->

Titolo

Agitations : ideologies and strategies in African American politics / / Kevin R. Anderson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Fayetteville, : University of Arkansas Press, 2010

ISBN

9781610750110

161075011X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (218 p.)

Disciplina

323.1196/073

Soggetti

African Americans - Civil rights - History - 20th century

Civil rights movements - United States - History - 20th century

African Americans - Politics and government - 20th century

African Americans - Politics and government - Philosophy

Political science - United States - History - 20th century

African Americans - Intellectual life - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Agitations : African American ideology in action -- Counted but not heard : the evolutionary context of African American political thought -- An identity crisis : the ideological foundation of the NAACP -- Ministers in black : the ideological origins of grassroots civil rights protest -- Sitting down to stand up : ideology and the creation of SNCC -- Agitations : freedom and the future.

Sommario/riassunto

<div>Kevin R. Anderson is assistant professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University.</div>