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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...

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...

MODULE 5: The ANC-Alliance and the ‘management’ of South Africa’s transitional contradictions: a crisis of democracy and development?

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

READINGS: Thabo Mbeki (2003), ‘Letter from the President: Bold Steps to end the “two nations” divide’, ANC Today, Vol. 3, No. 33 (22-28 August) Zwelinzima Vavi (2006), ‘The role of Government in Creating an Environment for Economic Growth and Private Sector...

MODULE 6: The state, social movements and resistance from below

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

READINGS: Social Movements Indaba (2002), ‘Historic United Social Movements Mass March to WSSD Sends Clear Message – The People Will Be heard’, Press Release (1 September) Salim Vally (2003), ‘The Political Economy of State Repression’, in Right to Dissent: Freedom of...

MODULE 7: Capital, labour and socio-political relations in conditions of crisis

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

READINGS: Eugene Cairncross (2011), ‘Post-Apartheid South African Economy: The Triumph of Capital?’ in South Africa Today: How do we characterise the social formation? Papers from the 2011 ILRIG April Conference (Cape Town: ILRIG) Gentle, L. (2010), ‘South Africa and...

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