South Africa and the logic of regional cooperation / James J. Hentz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hentz, James J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Regionalism--Africa, Southern.

Regionalism.

African cooperation.

South Africa--Foreign relations--1994-.

South Africa.

South Africa--Foreign relations--1989-1994.

South Africa--Foreign economic relations.

South Africa--Economic conditions--1991-.

Africa, Southern--Economic integration.

Africa, Southern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In South Africa and the Logic of Regional Cooperation, James J. Hentz addresses changes in South Africa's strategies for regional cooperation and economic development since its transition from apartheid to democracy. Hentz focuses on why the new South African government continues to make regional cooperation a priority and what methods this dominant state uses to pursue its neighborly goals. While providing a synthetic overview of the history of regional cooperation in southern Africa, Hentz considers

Contents:

Introduction : defining the future - South Africa's foreign economic policy and regional cooperation in Southern Africa

Setting the stage : South and Southern Africa, 1948-1989

Debating the future : regional relations in the post-apartheid era

Ideology and the political economy of transitional South Africa

South Africa's political economy in transition : industry and trade

Banking, finance, monetary policy, and globalization in South Africa

International influences and political choice in transitional South Africa

The post-apartheid state and policy process

Conclusion : post-apartheid South Africa's regional relations.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-268) and index.

ISBN:

9786612071676

1-282-07167-X

0-253-11136-6

OCLC:

475993040