Towards Democratic Developmental States in Southern Africa edited by Godfrey Kanyenze, Herbert Jauch, Alice D. Kanengoni, Masego Madzwamuse, Deprose Muchena.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Muchena, Deprose, editor.

Madzwamuse, Masego, editor.

Kanengoni, Alice D., editor.

Jauch, Herbert, editor.

Kanyenze, Godfrey, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Africa, Southern.

Economic development.

Africa, Southern--Politics and government--1994-.

Africa, Southern.

Africa, Southern--Economic conditions--1994-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 PDF (xviii, 361 pages) :) map.

Place of Publication:

Harare : Weaver Press, 2016

Summary:

The dawn of the twenty-first century heralded an apparent change of fortunes for most sub-Saharan African economies, with annual growth averaging over 5% for fifteen years. However, this was not accompanied by structural transformation: poverty, food insecurity, unemployment and inequality persist. Structural transformation has not been - and indeed cannot be - delivered by market forces and neo-liberal economic policies; it requires a state committed to development, and to achieving it in a democratic way. To what extent do the countries of Southern Africa exhibit the characteristics of such a 'developmental state'? What steps, if any, do they need to take in order to become one? The book answers the questions with respect to South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Angola and Malawi. Godfrey Kanyenze and his colleagues have assembled a distinguished team of writers to take the temperature of the regional political economy, and chart a path for its future development.

Contents:

Foreword

1. Conceptual framework : towards democratic developmental states in Southern Africa

2. The state in Southern Africa : a case for placing women at the centre / Alice D. Kanengoni

3. A need for developmental intervention in South Africa / Thabileng Mothabi

4. Botswana : Africa's democratic developmental state or outright flattery? Towards inclusive democratic developmental states / Sethunya Mosime & Gape Kaboyakgosi

5. The need for developmental state intervention in Namibia / Herbert Jauch & Ellison Tjirera

6. Towards a transformative democratic developmental state in Zimbabwe : the complex journey / Jesimen T. Chipika & Joyce A. Malaba

7. Towards developmental states in Southern Africa : post-war Angola : the dual nature of growth without development in an oil rich state / Jesse Salah Ovadia & Sylvia Croese

8. State of the state in Malawi : an agrarian developmental state? / Reinford Mwangonde & Shawo Mwakilama

9. Synthesis and way forward : towards democratic developmental states in Southern Africa.

Notes:

Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789956764396

9956764396

9781779223081

1779223080

OCLC:

973800027