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Title

The Political economy of South Africa / edited by Nicoli Nattrass and Elisabeth Ardington.

Publication

Cape Town : Oxford University Press ; Johannesburg : Thorold's Africana Books [distribubor], 1990.

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Additional Authors

• Nattrass, Nicoli
• Ardington, Elisabeth.

Description

x, 317 p. : ill.; 21 cm.

Summary

A collection of essays on the South African political economy, this book addresses a range of issues relevant to the current political and economic climate in South Africa. Chapters include such topics as social democracy; regional development policy; redistribution; black wages; trade unions; unemployment; urbanization; migrant labor; small business; economic sanctions; and poverty.

Subject

• 1961-1994
• Apartheid > South Africa
• South Africa > Economic conditions > 1961-
• South Africa > Politics and government > 1961-1978
• South Africa > Social conditions > 1961-

Genre/Form

• bibliography.
• graph.
• bibliographie.
• graphique.
• bibliografía.
• gráfico.

Note

• Disbributor statement from label opposite t.p.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• 1. A periodization of the political economy from 1910 / S. Terreblanche and N. Nattrass -- 2. The case for a social democratic compromise / P. le Roux -- 3. Apartheid ideology and economic development policy / C. McCarthy -- 4. Towards an understanding of bantustan politics / J. Graaff -- 5. From booster to brake? Apartheid and economic growth in comparative perspective / T. Moll -- 6. Economic growth, income distribution an social change / M. McGrath -- 7. Economic power and profits in post-war manufacturing / N. Nattrass -- 8. Black wages: the post-war experience / J. Hofmeyr -- 9. Unions and industrial councils: why do unions' policies change? / M. Morris -- 10. Unemployment and labour market issues-a beginners' guide / S. Arher, N. Bromberger, N. Nattrass and G. Oldham.
• 11. Th migrant labour system: changing dynamics in rural survival / J. May -- 12. Economic and political aspects of urbanization and housing policy / C. Simkins -- 13. The Black taxi revolution / M. Khosa -- 14. The small black enterprise sector-a brief note of caution / N. Nattras -- 15. Poverty, the state and redistribution: some reflections / F. Wilson -- 16. Education and the economy / G. Trotter -- 17. The choice of trade strategy / M. Holden -- 18. Sanctions, economic growth an change / C. Jenkins -- 19. Capital goods, 'dependence' and appropriate technology / C. Meth

ISBN

0195705629

LCCN

^^^90212019^

OCLC

• 22173933
• SCSB-10880749

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library