Development in a Divided Country (5) (Understanding the ANC Today) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1770099662 ISBN 13: 9781770099661

Publisher: Jacana Media, 2012

Synopsis

Arguing that more needs to be done on the economic front if South Africa is to generate sustainable economic growth and at the same time provide employment, eradicate poverty, and reduce inequality, this account seeks to provide new lines of thinking in order to achieve these goals. In a clear and user-friendly way, it looks at the challenges of development, analyzes the current political economy of South Africa, and considers the constraints of the global environment. Written by leading thinkers within the African National Congress (ANC), this book belongs to a series that offers short yet informative introductions to ANC history, politics, and policy.

About this title

About the Author:

Professor Ben Turok is a member of parliament in South Africa, representing the ruling party, the African National Congress. He has been a member of the Liberation Movement for many decades, was an accused in the 1956 Treason Trial, with which he served 3 years in prison, and was in exile for 25 years, returning to South Africa in 1990. Ben Turok has three degrees, in engineering, philosophy and political science, and he is the author of 19 books on Africa's development economics and politics. He has lectured at many universities across Africa, and presented papers at numerous conferences and seminars including the United Nations and the European Parliament. . He is currently working on the international financial crisis, on Aid to Africa, and the South African economy. He is the editor of New Agenda, a Journal of Social and Economic Policy, and head of Political Education for the ANC in Parliament. He is currently a visiting Professor at the University of KwaZulu Natal.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jacana Media
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1770099662
• ISBN 13: 9781770099661
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 236
• Editor: Turok Ben