Season of hope : economic reform under Mandela and Mbeki / Alan Hirsch.

By:

Hirsch, Alan

Publication details: Scottsville, South Africa : University of KwaZulu-Natal Press ; Ottawa : International Development Research Centre, 2005.Description: xi, 292 pages ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1869140419
9781869140410

Subject(s): DDC classification:

330.968/065 22

LOC classification:

HC905 .H57 2005

Online resources:

Contents:

Introduction: 'A better life for all' -- The eccmomic legacy of apartheid -- From Kliptown to the RDP : the evolution of the ANC's economic policy -- Getting into GEAR -- Competing globally, restructuring locally -- Jobs and skills : remaking the labour market -- Reaching for the economic kingdom : Black economic empowerment and small and medium business development -- the two economies and the challenge of faster growth -- Conclusion: Asking new questions.

Summary: "This book is an insider's account of the way in which the ANC government addressed the enormous economic task it faced upon taking office and spans the presidency of Nelson Mandela and the first term of President Thabo Mbeki. The book analyses the economic legacy of apartheid and the evolution of the ANC's economic policy. It examines the pressing imperatives of globalisation and trade and industrial policy, the labour market, black economic empowerment, the 'two economies' and measures to address poverty and inequality amongst South Africans."--Jacket.

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Also published as an e-book by IDRC (ISBN 1552602155).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-281) and index.

"This book is an insider's account of the way in which the ANC government addressed the enormous economic task it faced upon taking office and spans the presidency of Nelson Mandela and the first term of President Thabo Mbeki. The book analyses the economic legacy of apartheid and the evolution of the ANC's economic policy. It examines the pressing imperatives of globalisation and trade and industrial policy, the labour market, black economic empowerment, the 'two economies' and measures to address poverty and inequality amongst South Africans."--Jacket.

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