Machine generated contents note: -- PART 1: POWER AND ECONOMIC DISCOURSES -- 1. Neoliberal Economic Constraints on Liberation 15 -- 2. Social Contract Scenarios 53 -- PART II: THE ASCENDANCY OF NISOLIBERAL SOCIAL POLICY -- 3. Rumours, Dreams and Promises 89 -- 4. The Housing Question 122 -- PART III: INTERNATIONAL LESSONS -- 5. The World Bank as 'Knowledge Bank' (sic) 155 -- 6. Beyond Neoliberalism? South Africa and Global -- Economic Crisis 192 -- Notes and References 253 -- Index 303