How Long Will South Africa Survive? - The Current Crisis (Paperback, 2017 Updated Edition)

In 1977, RW Johnson’s best-selling How Long Will South Africa Survive? provided a controversial and highly original analysis of the survival prospects of apartheid. Now, after more than twenty years of ANC rule, he believes the situation has become so critical that the question must be posed again.

‘The big question about ANC rule’, he writes, ‘is whether African nationalism would be able to cope with the challenges of running a modern industrial economy. Twenty years of ANC rule have shown conclusively that the party is hopelessly ill-equipped for this task. Indeed, everything suggests that South Africa under the ANC is fast slipping backward and that even the survival of South Africa as a unitary state cannot be taken for granted. The fundamental reason why the question of regime change has to be posed is that it is now clear that South Africa can either choose to have an ANC government or it can have a modern industrial economy. It cannot have both.’

Johnson’s analysis is strikingly original and cogently argued. He has for several decades now been the senior international commentator on South African affairs, known for his lucid analysis and complete lack of deference towards the conventional wisdom.

General

Imprint:	Jonathan Ball Publishers
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	February 2017
Authors:	R.W. Johnson
Dimensions:	235 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	289
Edition:	2017 Updated Edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-86842-762-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political corruption Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Poverty Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Ethical issues & debates > General Books > History > African history > General Books > Local Author Showcase > Politics
LSN:	1-86842-762-5
Barcode:	9781868427628

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