South Africa Limits to Change: The Political Economy of Transition

Drawing on the rich structural and political understandings of radical South African intellectuals, this book explains why the South African government has been unable to breach the boundaries of change erected by the privileged classes. It reveals why the government has adopted conservative economic policies and why the country’s popular movement has failed to press home more radical opinions. By critically surveying the history of resistance and the strategies adopted by the apartheid state and its allies, and by casting new light on post-1994 developments, this book provides a critical analysis of South Africa’s journey beyond apartheid.