Development in a divided country (Paperback)

Ben Turok

ISBN 10: 1770099662 / ISBN 13: 9781770099661

Published by Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd, Johannesburg, 2015

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Paperback. This title begins from the standpoint that new thinking is needed if South Africa is to generate sustainable economic growth, provide employment and decent work and promote rural development. As comparisons with other developing economies, particularly South Korea and Brazil, show, it is possible for the so-called developmental state to direct and plan economic activity and achieve developmental objectives. At the same time the title warns about the perverse impacts of black economic empowerment, particularly the growth of a rentier class of well-connected entrepreneurs. This title begins from the standpoint that new thinking is needed if South Africa is to generate sustainable economic growth, provide employment and decent work and promote rural development. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Development in a divided country (Paperback)
• Publisher: Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd, Johannesburg
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1770099662
• ISBN 13: 9781770099661
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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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 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.