State capture in South Africa : how and why it happened / edited by Mbongiseni Buthelezi and Peter Vale.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Buthelezi, Mbongiseni, 1980- editor.

Vale, Peter C. J., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political corruption--South Africa.

Political corruption.

South Africa--Politics and government--21st century.

South Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 268 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Johannesburg, South Africa : Wits University Press, 2023.

Summary:

The metaphor of 'state capture' has dominated South Africa's political discourse in the post-Zuma presidency era. What is state capture and how does it manifest? Is it just another example of a newly independent, failed African state? And is it unique to South Africa?<br><br>The contributors in this collection try to explain the phenomenon from a variety of viewpoints and disciplines. All hold fast to the belief that the democracy that promised the country so much when apartheid ended has been significantly eroded, resulting in most citizens expressing a loss of hope for the future. Read together, the essays cumulatively show not only how state capture was enabled and who benefitted, but also how and by whom it was scrutinised and exposed in order to hold those in power accountable. The book aims to present a scholarly and empirical understanding of how things went awry, even with various regulating bodies in place, and how to prevent state capture from happening again in the future.

Contents:

Understanding and explaining state capture / Mbongiseni Buthelezi and Peter Vale

Elite formation, factions and violence in the political economy of corruption / Karl von Holdt

State capture, the racket and predatory power / Robyn Foley

The foundations of corruption in South Africa / Ryan Brunette

Legal mobilisation against state capture / Jonathan Klaaren

How professionals enabled state capture / Cherese Thakur and Devi Pillay

Civil society in the face of state capture: solidarity and disharmony / Luke Spiropoulos

Media capture, the mirror of state capture / Reg Rumney

State capture and the popular imagination: narrowing the narrative / Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh

Cycles of state capture: bringing profiteers and enablers to account / Hennie van Vuuren and Michael Marchant

Old ways and new days: an interview with Barney Pityana / Mbongiseni Buthelezi and Peter Vale

Can democracy bind the state? comparative thoughts from Brazil, India and South Africa / Patrick Heller.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Feb 2024).

ISBN:

1-77614-833-9

9781776148318

OCLC:

1381094483