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Managing an economy is not an easy task, especially in context of global imperatives, where
a country that deviates from the global norm is meted with punishment by global capital.
The task is more difficult in a society like ours with conflicting imperatives. To a large
degree, some white South Africans want to cling to privileges derived from the colour of
their skin. On the other hand, most blacks want all manifestations of black disempowerment
to be addressed. These competing imperatives pose critical challenges for building one
nation that belongs to all South Africans. To a large extent, South Africa’s ability to
effectively address these imperatives will be dependent on the ability of the ruling party,
the African National Congress (ANC), to maintain its cohesion and unity. If the ANC was to
break up, and its alliance with the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the Congress of
South African Trade Union (COSATU) was to disintegrate, it would compromise South Africa’s
transformation efforts. This will in turn have negative consequences for the African
continent’s development project.
Table of contents
About The Contributors
Chapter 1: Introduction: Debating South African Economic Policy, the National Question
- Omano Edigheji
PART ONE: Development and Underdevelopment
Chapter 2: Towards a post-GEAR macroeconomic policy for South Africa
- Iraj Abedian
Chapter 3: Industrial policy and the ‘developmental’ state in South Africa
- Omano Edigheji
Chapter 4: Embedding the ‘developmental’ state in South Africa
- Steven Friedman
Chapter 5: Debating the flexible world of work in South Africa
- Edward Webster & Andries Bezuidenhout
Chapter 6: Development and Underdevelopment in context
- Neva Seidman Makgetla
PART TWO: The National Question
Chapter 7: The National Question in context
- Ebrahim Fakir
Chapter 8: Class Perspective to the National Question
- Devan Pillay
Chapter 9: Confronting the National Question
- Adam Habib
Chapter 10: The National Question is a Red Herring
- Sipho Seepe
PART THREE: Unity and Diversity in the ANC 50
Chapter 11: In The Movement
- Aubrey Matshiqi
Chapter 12: Race, class and leadership: the future of the ANC
- Khehla Shubane
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