South Africa's evolving political settlement in comparative perspective

Brian Levy, Alan Hirsch and Ingrid Woolard

No 138, SALDRU Working Papers from Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town

Abstract: In a dramatic few years, South Africa shifted from being trapped in an apparently intractable conflict between a dominant white minority and an oppressed black majority to being a democratic state with an outstanding progressive liberal constitution. It moved from being the epitome of racial conflict to a model of peaceful transition. And yet, twenty years later, the cracks in the settlement are all too clear and the risks of internal conflict are growing. The transition is truncated..

Keywords: South Africa; Political settlement; Inclusive society; Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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