Understanding the ANC today series - Böcker

This title begins from the standpoint that new thinking is needed if South Africa is to generate sustainable economic growth, provide employment and decent work and promote rural development. As comparisons with other developing economies, particularly South Korea and Brazil, show, it is possible for the so-called developmental state to direct and plan economic activity and achieve developmental objectives. At the same time the title warns about the perverse impacts of black economic empowerment, particularly the growth of a rentier class of well-connected entrepreneurs.

First published in the late 1960s, this analysis investigates African National Congress’ history and policies. Covering the ruling South African Party’s past and present conflicts, including the circumstances before the downfall of the Apartheid, this comprehensive and detailed chronicle examines why the armed struggle was so distinctive and what made a transfer of state power necessary. It also considers why African nationalist sentiment is important and explores the relationship between revolution and democracy.