South Africa : conditions, issues and U.S. relations / Serge Bernard, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bernard, Serge.

Series:

African political, economic, and security issues series.

African political, economic and security issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

South Africa--History.

South Africa.

South Africa--Economic conditions.

South Africa--Relations--United States.

Human rights--South Africa.

Human rights.

Economic history.

International relations.

Politics and government.

Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (94 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

South Africa is a multi-racial, majority black southern African country of nearly 52 million. It held its first universal suffrage elections in 1994, after a transition from white minority rule under apartheid, a system of state-enforced racial segregation and socioeconomic discrimination. South Africa is influential regionally, due to its political engagement and trade and investment across Africa and its active role within the African Union. It is viewed as a U.S. strategic partner in Africa, despite periodic differences over some foreign policy issues. In late June 2013, President Obama tra

Contents:

""SOUTH AFRICA CONDITIONS, ISSUES AND U.S. RELATIONS""; ""SOUTH AFRICA CONDITIONS, ISSUES AND U.S. RELATIONS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1 SOUTH AFRICA: POLITICS, ECONOMY, AND U.S. RELATIONS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""COUNTRY OVERVIEW""; ""POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE UNDER PRESIDENT ZUMA""; ""THE ECONOMY""; ""TRADE AND INVESTMENT RELATIONS AND POLICY ISSUES56""; ""BILATERAL RELATIONS AND U.S. ASSISTANCE""; ""OUTLOOK""; ""Chapter 2 SOUTH AFRICA 2012 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT*""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""

""SECTION 1. RESPECT FOR THE INTEGRITY OF THE PERSON, INCLUDING FREEDOM FROM""""SECTION 2. RESPECT FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES, INCLUDING""; ""SECTION 3. RESPECT FOR POLITICAL RIGHTS: THE RIGHT OF CITIZENS TO CHANGE THEIR GOVERNMENT""; ""SECTION 4. CORRUPTION AND LACK OF TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT""; ""SECTION 5. GOVERNMENTAL ATTITUDE REGARDING INTERNATIONAL AND NONGOVERNMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS""; ""SECTION 6. DISCRIMINATION, SOCIETAL ABUSES, AND TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS""; ""SECTION 7.WORKER RIGHTS""

""Chapter 3 SOUTH AFRICA 2012 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORTâ??""""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""GOVERNMENT PRACTICES""; ""Chapter 4 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2013: SOUTH AFRICA""; ""SOUTH AFRICA. TIER 2""; ""PROSECUTION""; ""PROTECTION""; ""PREVENTION""; ""Chapter 5 2013 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: SOUTH AFRICAâ??""; ""OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 16, 2013).

ISBN:

1-62948-496-2

OCLC:

918624182