New South African Review 1 2010: Development or Decline?

by Daniel, John; Naidoo, Prishani; Pillay, Devan; Southall, Roger

• ISBN13: 9781868145164
• ISBN10: 1868145166
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-01
• Publisher: Wits University Press

Summary

Publication of the New South African Review, produced from the department of sociology at the University of the Witwatersrand, represents the launch of an exciting new annual series of studies in South African politics, economics, and society. Drawing together original contributions, Volume 1 2010 will range widely over South Africars"s location in the global economic crisis, the mounting environmental challenges facing the country, and the extent of poverty and unemployment through to the state of Zumars"s ANC, land reform, and other critical issues confronting South African society: crime, child trafficking, HIV-Aids, indigent management, the justice system, and so on. Controversial, challenging and critical, the collection is framed by the question of whether South Africa can shift from a present path heralding long-term decline to a more optimistic future of global competitiveness and sustainable development. A vital read for all those wishing to keep track of present policies, trends, and outcomes in South African political economy. Contributors to the volume include: Devan Pillay, Mark Swilling, Mike Muller on the environmental crisis; Neva Magketla, Seeraj Mohammed, Sam Kariuki, Doreen Atkinson, and Scarlett Cornellison on the economy; Anthony Butler, Maxi Schoeman, Liezl Loots and Kammila Naidoo on politics; Colin Hoag, Prishani Naidoo, Jeremy Gordin and Louis Reynolds on state policy; Zosa de Sas Kropiwnicki, Hein Marais, Peter Vale, Loren Landau, Tara Polzer, Aurelia Wa Kabwe Segatti, Terry Ann Selikow, and Graham Gibbon on society and crisis; Roger Southall on development or decline.John Daniel (School of International Training) andRoger Southall (Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand) were founding editors of the HSRC Pressrs"s State of the Nation series.Devan Pillay and Prishani Naidoo are lecturers in the department of sociology at the University of the Witwatersrand, in Johannesburg.

Author Biography

John Daniel is based at the School of International Training in Durban. Prishani Naidoo, Devan Pillay and Roger Southall are all in the Department of Sociology at the University of the Witwatersrand and Johannesburg.

Table of Contents

Contents	p. v
Preface	p. ix
Introduction South Africa 2010: From short-term success to long-term decline?	p. 1
Economy, Ecology and Sustainability
Introduction: South Africa and the eco-logic of the global capitalist crisis	p. 24
The state of the South African economy	p. 39
The international economic crisis and employment in South Africa	p. 65
The economic impact of South Africa's 2010 World Cup: Ex ante ambitions and possible ex post realities	p. 87
Growth, resource use and decoupling: Towards a 'green new deal' for South Africa?	p. 104
Planning for sustainable living with limited water	p. 135
State, Politics and Policy
Introduction: The politics and challenges of delivery	p. 158
The African National Congress under Jacob Zuma	p. 164
Indigent management: A strategic response to the struggles of the poor in post-apartheid South Africa	p. 184
Fear, enervation and the systematisation of disorder: Challenges to reforming the Department of Home Affairs	p. 205
The mobile nation: How migration continues to shape South Africa	p. 218
South African female peacekeepers: An exploration of their experiences in the Democratic Republic of Congo	p. 236
Education, Health and Land
Introduction: Reform and redress in higher education, health and land	p. 254
'Silencing and worse ...': The humanities and social sciences in South Africa	p. 261
Realising transformation, equity and social justice in higher education	p. 281
The polarising impact of South Africa's AIDS epidemic	p. 305
Health for all? Towards a national health service in South Africa	p. 326
The Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP): A beacon of growth for rural South Africa?	p. 344
Breaking down barriers: Policy gaps and new options in South African land reform	p. 364
Crime and Sex
Introduction: Signs of social decline? Crime, prisons, child trafficking and transactional sex	p. 384
Our burden of pain: Murder and the major forms of violence in South Africa	p. 389
Waiting for Godot: Awaiting trial detainees in South Africa	p. 410
Wolves in sheep's skin: Trafficking of children in Musina, Limpopo Province	p. 426
Relationships of exchange amongst South African youth in an age of conspicuous consumption	p. 447
Contributors	p. 463
Index	p. 465
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