Towards democratic developmental states in Southern Africa

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Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Words of Praise for Towards a Democratic Developmental State -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- 1. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK - TOWARDS DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENTAL STATES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Developmental States in Historical Perspective -- 2.1 The East Asian experience -- 2.2 The importance of the colonial legacy and income inequality -- 2.3 The nature and capacity of developmental states -- 2.4 Key policy strategies of developmental states -- 3.0 Democratic Developmental States in the twenty-first century and Africa -- 3.1 Expanded space for debate about developmental approaches -- 3.2 Relevance for today: from the 'developmental state' to the 'democratic developmental state' -- 4. The Structural Roots of Un- and Under-Employ-ment, Inequality and Poverty in Southern Africa: The Need for a Developmental Intervention -- 5. Terms of reference of the century case studies -- 6. Structure of the Book -- References -- 2. THE STATE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: A CASE FOR PLACING WOMEN AT THE CENTRE -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Historical background: A Heritage of Inequality and Marginalisation -- 3. Current status of Women and Girls -- 3.1 Women's socio-economic status: the least improved in the last decades -- 3.1.1 Women's access to land: a matter of life and death for many women -- 3.1.2 Limited access to other natural resources -- 3.1.3 Women's 'informalised' economic lives -- 3.1.4 Women have become the social safety nets -- 3.2 Women's political situation: no space to engage meaningfully -- 3.3 Access to justice: is separation of powers enough? -- 3.4 The state of women's movements -- 4. Structural Transformation Needed as a Lever to Pull Women to the Centre -- 4.1 The dynamics of power and privilege in the region -- 4.1.1 Power to: bringing one's agency to bear.

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Towards democratic developmental states in Southern Africa

Kanyenze, Godfrey; Jauch, Herbert; Kanengoni, Alice D.; Madzwamuse, Masego; Muchena, Deprose; Chipika, Jesimen T.; Croese, Sylvia; Kaboyakgosi, Gabe

Kanyenze, Godfrey; Jauch, Herbert; Kanengoni, Alice D.; Madzwamuse, Masego; Muchena, Deprose; Chipika, Jesimen T.; Croese, Sylvia; Kaboyakgosi, Gabe; Malaba, Joyce; Mosime, Sethunya Tsepho; Mothabi, Thabileng; Mwakilama, Shawo; Mwangonde, Reinford; Ovadia, Jesse Salah; Tjirera, Ellison; Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa

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The dawn of the twenty-first century heralded an apparent change of fortunes for most sub-Saharan African economies, with annual growth averaging over 5% for fifteen years. However, this was not accompanied by structural transformation: poverty, food insecurity, unemployment and inequality persist. Structural transformation has not been - and indeed cannot be - delivered by market forces and neo-liberal economic policies; it requires a state committed to development, and to achieving it in a democratic way. To what extent do the countries of Southern Africa exhibit the characteristics of such a 'developmental state'? What steps, if any, do they need to take in order to become one? The book answers the questions with respect to South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Angola and Malawi. Godfrey Kanyenze and his colleagues have assembled a distinguished team of writers to take the temperature of the regional political economy, and chart a path for its future development

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