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1 online resource |
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New South African Review |
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New South African Review
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| Contents |
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction: South Africa's fragile democracy: Twenty years on; Part One: Ecology, Economy and Labour; Introduction; Chapter 1: The South African labour market after eighteen years: It's class struggle, stupid!; Chapter 2: The state of organised labour: Still living like there's no tomorrow; Chapter 3: Citizen Wal-Mart? South African food retailing and selling development; Chapter 4: Transcending South Africa's oil dependency; Chapter 5: The politics of electricity generation in South Africa; Part Two: Power, Politics and Participation |
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IntroductionChapter 6: Platinum, poverty and princes in post-apartheid South Africa: New laws, old repertoires; Chapter 7: amaDiba moment: How civil courage confronted state and corporate collusion; Chapter 8: Secrecy and power in South Africa; Chapter 9: The contemporary relevance of Black Consciousness in South Africa; Chapter 10: Death and the modern black lesbian; Part Three: Public Policy and Social Practice; Introduction; Chapter 11: Why does Zimbabwe's school system out-perform South Africa's?; Chapter 12: Higher Education in 2013: At many crossroads |
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Chapter 13: Democracy without economic emancipation: Household relations and policy in South AfricaChapter 14: Prisons, the law and overcrowding; Part Four: South Africa at Large; Introduction; Chapter 15: South Africa in Africa: Groping for leadership and muddling through; Chapter 16: South Africa and Israel: From alliance to estrangement; Chapter 17: South Africa's economic ties with north-east Asia; Chapter 18: Regional parastatals within South Africa's system of accumulation; Chapter 19: The leadership challenge in Southern Africa; Contributors; Index; Back Cover |
| Summary |
The death of Nelson Mandela on December 5, 2013, was a wake-up call for South Africans-a time to reflect on what has been achieved since South Africans of all colors voted for the first time in a democratic election. The essays in this fourth volume of the the New South African Review examine and analyze a broad spectrum of issues affecting the country, including topics as diverse as the state of organized labor; food retailing; electricity generation; access to information; civil courage; the school system; and South Africa's relationships with northeast Asia, with Israel, and with its neighb |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Economic development -- South Africa.
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Democracy -- South Africa
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Democracy
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Economic development
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Economic history
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Economic policy
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Politics and government
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Social conditions
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Social policy
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South Africa -- Economic conditions -- 21st century
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South Africa -- Economic policy
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South Africa -- Social conditions -- 1994- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00004238
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South Africa -- Social policy
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South Africa -- Politics and government -- 21st century
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South Africa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1868147649 (electronic bk.) |
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9781868147649 (electronic bk.) |
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9781868147977 |
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1868147975 |
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