Twentieth-century South Africa : a developmental history / Bill Freund.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Freund, Bill, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--South Africa.

Economic development.

South Africa.

South Africa--Economic conditions--1991-.

Economic conditions.

South Africa--Economic policy.

Economic policy.

Economic history.

Physical Description:

X, 259 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Cambridge University Press, [2018]

Summary:

The twentieth century has brought considerable political, social, and economic change for South Africa. While many would choose to focus only on the issues of race, segregation, and apartheid, this book tries to capture another facet: its drive towards modernisation and industrialisation. While considering the achievements and failures of that drive, as well as how it related to ethnic and racial policy making, Bill Freund makes the economic data come alive by highlighting people and places. He proposes that South Africa in the twentieth century can actually be understood as a nascent developmental state, with economic development acting as a key motivating factor. As a unique history of South Africa in the twentieth century, this will appeal to anyone interested in a new interpretation of modern South African economic development or those in development studies searching for striking historical examples.

Contents:

White run South Africa as a developmental state: an interpretive economic history of twentieth century South Africa

The conflicted foundations of industrial policy

Industrial development in South Africa up to World War II-some figures and some business history

A (near) developmental state forms 1939-48

The impact of apartheid 1948-73

The parastatals ISCOR and SASOL

Key institutions: the IDC, the CSIR, the HSRC

The company towns of the Vaal Triangle

Energy and the natural environment

Developmentalism dismantled.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781108427401

1108427405

9781108446150

1108446159

OCLC:

1030758135