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SEASON OF HOPE Economic Reform under Mandela and Mbeki Alan Hirsch University of KwaZulu-Natal Press/IDRC 2005 ISBN 1-55250-215-5 304 pp. "An insightful, enlightening and solid economic history of South Africa's first decade of democracy." When the African National Congress won the first democratic elections in 1994, South Africa was one of the most unequal societies in the world. How could an organization with no previous experience of governing and little history of economic policy development accomplish both a peaceful transition to democracy and set South Africa on a path toward sustained economic growth and development? This book is an insider’s account of the way in which the ANC government addressed the enormous economic task it faced upon taking office and spans the presidency of Nelson Mandela and the first term of President Thabo Mbeki. The book analyzes the economic legacy of apartheid and the evolution of the ANC’s economic policy. It examines the pressing imperatives of globalization and trade and industrial policy, the labour market, black economic empowerment, the “two economies,” and measures to address poverty and inequality amongst South Africans. Season of Hope is an invaluable contribution to the literature of economies in transition. THE AUTHOR Alan Hirsch is Chief Director of Economic Policy at The Presidency, South Africa. He was previously Chief Director at the Department of Trade and Industry; Economics Lecturer and Director of the Development Policy Research Unit at the University of Cape Town; and Visiting Scholar at the Harvard Business School.
Acknowledgements 2005 Introduction: “A better life for all” 2005 1. The economic legacy of apartheid 2005 2. From Kliptown to the RDP: The evolution of the ANC’s economic policy 2005 3. Getting into GEAR 2005 4. Competing globally, restructuring locally 2005 5. Jobs and skills: Remaking the labour market 2005 6. Reaching for the economic kingdom: black economic empowerment and small and medium business development 2005 7. The two economies and the challenge of faster growth 2005 Conclusion 2005 Bibliography 2005 |
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