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The Political Economy of the South African Transition

The Political Economy of the South African Transition

by theethicalagency | Jul 3, 2020 | Online courses, Programmes & Events, The Political Economy of the South African Transition

Online Reading Course: The Political Economy of the South African Transition This online course is offered by ILRIG to the activists and formations we work with. It is part of the ongoing task of political education that can give activists a basic and solid foundation...
The Political Economy of the South African Transition

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by theethicalagency | Jun 29, 2020 | Online courses, Programmes & Events, The Political Economy of the South African Transition

MODULE 1: The political context: from liberation to accommodation?

by theethicalagency | Jun 29, 2020 | Online courses, Programmes & Events, The Political Economy of the South African Transition

Readings: Barry Gills, Joel Rocamora and Richard Wilson (1993), ‘Low Intensity Democracy’, in Low Intensity Democracy: Political Power in the New World Order. London: Pluto Press Dale T. McKinley (1997), ‘Returning Home: The Strategy and Practice of Accommodation’ and...

MODULE 2: The economic context: engaged realism or conscious retreat?

by theethicalagency | Jun 29, 2020 | Online courses, Programmes & Events, The Political Economy of the South African Transition

READINGS: Department of Finance, Republic of South Africa (1996), ‘Growth, Employment and Redistribution: A Macroeconomic Strategy’ [main text – 22 pages, not appendices] Congress of South African Trade Unions (1996), ‘Introduction’ in Social Equity and Job Creation:...

MODULE 3: Corporatizing state and society: theory, practice, consequence

by theethicalagency | Jun 29, 2020 | Online courses, Programmes & Events, The Political Economy of the South African Transition

READINGS: David A McDonald (2002), ‘The Theory and Practice of Cost Recovery in South Africa’ in Cost Recovery and the Crisis of Service Delivery in South Africa, edited by David A. McDonald and John Pape (Cape Town: HSRC Press) Dale T. McKinley (2009), ‘The “other”...

MODULE 4: The politics of class formation

by theethicalagency | Jun 29, 2020 | Online courses, Programmes & Events, The Political Economy of the South African Transition

READINGS: Heribert Adam, Frederick van Zyl Slabbert and Kogila Moodley (1997), ‘Where is the struggle now?’ in Comrades in Business: Post-Liberation Politics in South Africa (Cape Town: Tafelberg) Thabo Mbeki (1999), ‘Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the SA-USA...
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