tailieunhanh - State of the Nation - South Africa 2008

State of the Nation: South Africa 2008 is the fifth volume in the annual series published by the HSRC Press. This volume will feature a range of pertinent and captivating contemporary viewpoints on South African politics, society, economy and international relations. As with earlier editions, commentary is drawn from the ranks of academics, political analysts, civil society and the research community. | STATE T OF THE NATION South Africa 2008 Free download from Edited By Peter Kagwanja Kwandiwe Kondlo HSRC PRESS Free download from Published by HSRC Press Private Bag X9182 Cape Town 8000 South Africa First published 2009 ISBN soft cover 978-0-7969-2199-4 ISBN pdf 978-0-7969-2285-4 2009 Human Sciences Research Council The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Human Sciences Research Council the Council or indicate that the Council endorses the views of the authors. In quoting from this publication readers are advised to attribute the source of the information to the individual author concerned and not to the Council. Typeset by Simon van Gend Cover design by Farm Design Cover photo by Russell Mbulelo Kana Print management by comPress Printed by Logo Print Cape Town South Africa Distributed in Africa by Blue Weaver Tel 27 0 21 701 4477 Fax 27 0 21 701 7302 Distributed in Europe and the United Kingdom by Eurospan Distribution Services EDS Tel 44 0 20 7240 0856 Fax 44 0 20 7379 0609 Distributed in North America by Independent Publishers Group IPG Call toll-free 800 888 4741 Fax 1 312 337 5985 Contents Free download from List of tables and figures vii Foreword ix Acronyms xii Introduction Uncertain democracy - elite fragmentation and the disintegration of the nationalist consensus in South Africa xv Peter Kagwanja Part I Politics 1 The Polokwane moment and South Africa s democracy at the crossroads 3 Somadoda Fikeni 2 Modernising the African National Congress The legacy of President Thabo Mbeki 35 William M Gumede 3 The state of the Pan-Africanist Congress in a democratic South Africa 58 Thabisi Hoeane 4 Black Consciousness in contemporary South African politics 84 Thiven Reddy Part II Economics 5 The developmental state in South Africa The .