South Africa pushed to the limit : the political economy of change

• Autore: Marais Hein
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Zed Books; New York, : Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (578 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.968
• Soggetto topico: Blacks - South Africa - Social conditions; Blacks - South Africa - Economic conditions
• Soggetto geografico: South Africa Politics and government 1994-; South Africa Social conditions 1994-; South Africa Economic conditions 1991-
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [466]-522) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Acknowledgements; Introduction; Pushed to the limit; 1 The making of a polarised society; The mould is cast; The rise of the working classes; Illusions of strength; The rise of African nationalism; Afrikaner nationalism's triumph; Iron fist 'development'; The post-war growth path; The minerals-energy complex; Fight-back; The turn to armed struggle; Into the doldrums; Apartheid's harvest; Cracks in the system; End notes; 2 Saving the system; A new wave of resistance; The party's over; Recasting the divide; Seizing opportunities; 'Total strategy'; Panic attack: from resistance to 'revolution' ; 'Workerists' and 'populists''Everything is political'; The state shifts course; Costs of insurrectionism; Taking stock; Stalemate; At the crossroads; Leap into the unknown; Government-in-waiting; Deadlock; End notes; 3 Contours of the transition; Big stakes, high risks; Taking the plunge; Breaking the rules; Terms of the deal; Hidden hazards; Tectonic shifts; Change and continuity; Bypassed; Salvaging the economic system; South Africa in the global economy; Shifting the terms of incorporation; The triumph of orthodoxy; Endnotes ; 4 Sticking to the rules: the evolution of post-apartheid economic policy Catching up; Back to school; Drawing pictures; Converted: ANC economic policy in the early 1990's; 'No alternative'; The quiet death of the MERG report; Marching with history; The myth of the weak state; Rude awakenings; The GEAR plan; Putting the best foot forward; Report cards; Defending GEAR; End notes; 5 All dressed up: the economy in the twenty-first century; Rewind: South Africa's economic makeover; Post-apartheid investment patterns; Nip and tuck: the conglomerates restructure ; Figure 5.1: Industry, value added, South Africa and various other middle-income countries, 1990-2008 Melting into the air: the financialisation of the economy; Figure 5.2: Gross fixed capital formation as percentages of GDP (2009 prices), South Africa, 1946-2008; Recap: a familiar story; The meanings of neoliberalism; Variations on a theme; 'Muddling along'?; Stuck in the middle; Back from repairs: black economic empowerment in the 2000's; The functions of BEE; State of denial; Figure 5.3: Annual GDP growth (%), South Africa, upper-middle-income and lower-income countries, 1990-2007 ; Figure 5.4: Annual percentage changes in GDP and GDP per capita, South Africa Responding to the recession; Reviving South Africa's industrial drive; Breaking the mould; The ecological frailty of South Africa's development path; Burning down the house; Hoodwinked; Shifting the blame; Untenable growth; New approaches to growth; End notes; 6 The world of work; Not hiring; Figure 6.1: Official unemployment rates, South Africa, September 2000 to March 2010; Recession; Explaining the 'jobs bloodbath'; Working poor; The myth of the magic portal; Holding the line; The state of the trade union movement ; Shifts underfoot
• Sommario/riassunto: In his wide-ranging, incisive and provocative analysis, Hein Marais shows that although the legacies of apartheid and colonialism weigh heavy, many of the strategic choices made since the early 1990's have compounded those handicaps. Marais explains why those choices were made, where they went awry, and why South Africa's vaunted formations of the left have failed to prevent or alter them. SA Pushed to the Limit presents a riveting benchmark analysis of the incomplete journey beyond apartheid.
• Titolo autorizzato: South Africa pushed to the limit
• ISBN: 1-78032-083-3; 1-78032-725-0; 1-283-01135-2; 9786613011350; 1-78032-082-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910822777103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II