International Trade Policy and Class Dynamics in South Africa: The Economic Partnership Agreement
In: International Political Economy Ser
Intro -- Acknowledgement -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction and Theoretical Focus -- Scope of the Book and the Research Question -- Theoretical Framework -- Historical Materialist Policy Analysis and South Africa's Specific Situation -- Structure of the Book -- References -- Part I: South Africa's Political Economy -- Chapter 2: National Context: Contemporary South African Capitalism, the State and Its Policy -- Point of Departure: Economic and Trade Policy During Apartheid (1948-1990) -- From RDP to AsgiSA: All About Growth -- Black Economic Empowerment -- Second Decade: Growth, Industrial and Trade Policy -- Trade Policy and Strategy Framework -- New Growth Path and National Development Plan -- Economic and Political Turmoil -- References -- Chapter 3: Transnational Context: International Trade Relations -- South Africa and the WTO -- South Africa and BRICS -- South Africa in Africa and the Region -- South Africa's Trade Relations with the European Union2 -- References -- Part II: South Africa's Class Relations in Economic and Trade Policy -- Chapter 4: South African Capitalist Classes: From Mining to Agriculture -- Mining Capital as the Core of the South African Economy -- Manufacturing Capital-Vocal and Organised? -- Finance and Banking Capital -- Agricultural Capital -- Business Representation: Clash of Capital Interests? -- References -- List of Interviews -- Chapter 5: South Africa's Political Elite and Its Political Objectors -- The ANC as the Political Elite and Its Relation to Workers and Capitalists -- The Alliance Partners: The SACP and COSATU -- Opposition Parties and Their Relation to Capitalist and Popular Classes -- References -- Chapter 6: South Africa's Popular Classes -- Working Classes, Their Fractions and Representatives -- Subaltern Classes Beyond Working Class
