Towards a Post-Apartheid Future

by Maasdorp, Gavin G.; Whiteside, Alan

• ISBN13: 9780312074968
• ISBN10: 0312074964
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1992-02-01
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

In the l980s was a period of turmoil and economic regression for most of the countries of southern Africa. However, the 1990s dawned with more optimism prevalent than for many years. Namibian independence, peace initiatives in Angola and Mozambique, and the moves by the South African government to unban various political organizations (notably the African National Conference) and release political prisoners (notably Nelson Mandela) provided new hopes for an end to long-standing political instability in the region.
This book analyzes the political process both in South Africa and the Southern Africa Development Coordination Conference (S.A.D.C.C.) countries. The importance of parliamentary and extraparliamentary politics in South Africa is discussed, and political change in that country is related to the regional and international environments. The book assesses the likely trends and notes the pitfalls. Economic development in the region will be influenced by the politics, and the book analyzes the economic performance of South Africa and the S.A.D.C.C. countries, problems of economic growth, development strategies, trade and other ties, and prospects for closer cooperation.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements
List of Acronyms
Notes on the Contributors
Map of Southern Africa
Introduction	p. 1
White Politics and Strategies in the 1990s	p. 10
The Extra-Parliamentary Opposition in South Africa	p. 29
The SADCC States, the International Environment and Change in South Africa	p. 45
Economic Development in South Africa	p. 62
The Manufacturing Sector and Regional Trade in a Democratic South Africa	p. 83
Economic Development in the SADCC Countries	p. 105
Trade Relations in Southern Africa--Changes Ahead?	p. 132
Labour Flows, Refugees, AIDS and the Environment	p. 155
South Africa and SADCC: Into the 1990s	p. 174
External Pressure for Change in South and Southern Africa	p. 187
The 1990s and Beyond	p. 201
Index	p. 217
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