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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824001303321

Autore

Habib Adam

Titolo

South Africa's suspended revolution : hopes and prospects / / Adam Habib

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Athens : , : Ohio University Press, , 2013

ISBN

0-8214-4477-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Disciplina

321.80968

Soggetti

Civil society - South Africa

Democratization - South Africa

Economic development - South Africa

Post-apartheid era - South Africa

South Africa Economic policy

South Africa Politics and government 1994-

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

Introduction -- Governance, political accountability and service delivery -- The political economy of development -- The viability of a sustainable social pact -- The evolution of state/civil society relations -- South Africa and the world -- What is to be done? -- Reinterpreting democratic and development experiences.

Sommario/riassunto

South Africa's Suspended Revolution tells the story of South Africa's democratic transition and the prospects for the country to develop a truly inclusive political system. Beginning with an account of the transition in the leadership of the African National Congress from Thabo Mbeki to Jacob Zuma, the book then broadens its lens to examine the relationship of South Africa's political elite to its citizens. It also examines the evolution of economic and social policies through the democratic transition, as well as the development of a postapartheid business community and a foreign policy desi