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“anthea jeffery”

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  • Countdown to Socialism

    The National Democratic Revolution in South Africa Since 1994

    by Anthea Jeffery ...
    With growth stalling, joblessness at crisis levels, and governance unravelling, most South Africans cannot fathom why the ANC does not embark on meaningful reform. The answer lies in what is seldom raised: the ruling party's unwavering determination to take the country by incremental steps from capitalism to socialism. This transformation is being implemented via a Moscow-inspired 'national ... Read more

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  • People's War

    New Light on the Struggle for South Africa

    by Anthea Jeffery ...
    Twenty years have passed since South Africans were being shot or hacked or burned to death in political conflict; and the memory of the trauma has faded. Some 20 500 people were nevertheless killed between 1984 and 1994. The conventional wisdom is that they died at the hands of a state-backed Third Force, but the more accurate explanation is that they died as a result of the people's war the ANC ... Read more

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  • BEE: Helping or Hurting?

    by Anthea Jeffery ...
    South Africa has arguably the most comprehensive and challenging affirmative action policies of any country in the world. But is black economic empowerment achieving its goal of correcting past injustices and opening up opportunities for black South Africans? Or is it in practice more harmful than helpful? In the first comprehensive review of BEE policies since 1994, respected political analyst ... Read more

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  • Dead Aid

    Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa

    by Dambisa Moyo ...
    In the past fifty years, more than $1 trillion in development-related aid has been transferred from rich countries to Africa. Has this assistance improved the lives of Africans? No. In fact, across the continent, the recipients of this aid are not better off as a result of it, but worse—much worse.In Dead Aid, Dambisa Moyo describes the state of postwar development policy in Africa today and ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • Can Democracy Survive Global Capitalism?

    by Robert Kuttner ...
    **“Democracy is no longer writing the rules for capitalism; instead it is the other way around. With his deep insight and wide learning, Kuttner is among our best guides for understanding how we reached this point and what’s at stake if we stay on our current path.”—Heather McGhee, president of DemosWith a new Afterword**In the past few decades, the wages of most workers have stagnated, even as ... Read more

    $12.29 USD

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  • The Populist Temptation

    Economic Grievance and Political Reaction in the Modern Era

    by Barry Eichengreen ...
    Populism of the right and left has spread like wildfire throughout the world. The impulse reached its apogee in the United States with the election of Trump, but it was a force in Europe ever since the Great Recession sent the European economy into a prolonged tailspin. In the simplest terms, populism is a political ideology that vilifies economic and political elites and instead lionizes 'the ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

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  • Who Rules South Africa?

    Pulling the strings in the battle for power

    by Martin Plaut, Paul Holden ...
    In this timely work, WHO RULES SOUTH AFRICA?, highly regarded authors Paul Holden and Martin Plaut analyse the political elites that battle daily for power in South Africa. They argue that power does not reside in traditional institutions such as Parliament or even the Cabinet. Rather, power lies within the ANC-led Alliance which, with no founding document and no written constitution, is an ... Read more

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  • Fighting for the Dream

    by RW Johnson ...
    RW Johnson's bestselling book How Long Will South Africa Survive? was described by Alec Hogg as 'a masterpiece in unblemished reality'. Published at the height of the Zuma presidency it offered a chilling warning: the ANC appeared determined to drive South Africa into the abyss.Since then, Cyril Ramaphosa has taken over as president and there have been some attempts to clean up government. But the ... Read more

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  • A Time Traveller's Guide to Our Next Ten Years

    by Frans Cronje ...
    Picture South Africa ten years from now: Are the angry poor rising up and seizing land and businesses? Or has economic reform created jobs and growth? Is an increasingly desperate government clamping down on freedoms? Or do the middle classes still braai in suburban bliss? South Africa is at a tipping point, and small shifts in political and economic conditions can bring about dramatic changes. ... Read more

    $14.69 USD

  • Why Africa Fails

    The case for growth before democracy

    by Elly Twineyo-Kamugisha ...
    Africa should accept that its present malaise is largely due to its own mistakes: greed, poor policies and a lack of leadership. Blaming colonialism for Africa’s failings belongs to the past. Africa has been lessed with great wealth, but where has this wealth gone? Why are so many countries in need of aid? And why has this wealth not filtered down to poor people? Elly Twineyo-Kamugisha surveys ... Read more

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  • The Great European Rip-off

    How the Corrupt, Wasteful EU is Taking Control of Our Lives

    by Dr David Craig, Matthew Elliott ...
    In this EU referendum year, it's time for people across Europe to look at what really goes on in Brussels in our name.It has been estimated that the EU costs us around £1,000 billion a year - an incredible £2000 for every man, woman and child in Europe. So what do we get for our money? Politicians and administrators selflessly working to bring us efficient government? Well-targeted regulations ... Read more

    $19.09 USD

  • The New Scramble for Africa

    by Padraig R. Carmody ...
    Once marginalized in the world economy, the past decade has seen Africa emerge as a major global supplier of crucial raw materials like oil, uranium and coltan. With its share of world trade and investment now rising and the availability of natural resources falling, the continent finds itself at the centre of a battle to gain access to and control of its valuable natural assets. China's role in ... Read more

    $26.00 USD