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South Africa Pushed to the Limit

South Africa Pushed to the Limit

Marais, Hein

Paperback

EconomicsGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 1848138598
ISBN13: 9781848138599
Publisher: Zed Books
Published: Jan 1 2011
Pages: 576
Weight: 2.15
Height: 1.30 Width: 6.60 Depth: 9.60
Language: English

Since 1994, the democratic government in South Africa has worked hard at improving the lives of the black majority, yet close to half the population lives in poverty, jobs are scarce, and the country is more unequal than ever.

For millions, the colour of people's skin still decides their destiny. In his wide-ranging, incisive and provocative analysis, Hein Marais shows that although the legacies of apartheid and colonialism weigh heavy, many of the strategic choices made since the early 1990s have compounded those handicaps. Marais explains why those choices were made, where they went awry, and why South Africa's vaunted formations of the left -- old and new -- have failed to prevent or alter them.

From the real reasons behind President Jacob Zuma's rise and the purging of his predecessor, Thabo Mbeki, to a devastating critique of the country's continuing AIDS crisis, its economic path and its approach to the rights and entitlements of citizens, South Africa Pushed to the Limit presents a riveting benchmark analysis of the incomplete journey beyond apartheid.

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