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South Africa

Trade and industrial policies in the new South Africa

Upphovsperson: Moritz, Lena
Utgivare: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet | Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År: 1994
Ämnesord: South Africa, Southern Africa, Trade, Foreign trade policy, Industrial policy, Export planning, Small enterprises, Medium enterprises, Economic conditions, Business and economics, Ekonomi
To achieve economic growth, South Africa aims at a more outward-oriented economic framework. However, as is discussed in the study, the transition to a more outward-oriented economy is made difficult by the constraints created by past industrial policies. Protectionism, the apartheid system, and other regulations have contributed to a generally, noncompetitive manufacturing sector, a weak macroeconomic position, and distorted factor markets. Social unrest compounds the problem, as does lack of skill and capital.

Politics on paper : Finland's South Africa policy 1945-1991

Upphovsperson: Heino, Timo-Erkki
Utgivare: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet | Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År: 1992
Ämnesord: South Africa, Southern Africa, Finland, Foreign policy, Sanctions, History, Post war, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP
Finland is one of the Nordic countries, whose support for the liberation of South Africa from apartheid has been acclaimed. But Finland has often dragged its feet on South African policies, partly because of a generally cautious foreign policy, partly because of the influence of the paper and the pulp industry. Only an active public opinion mobilisation and trade union actions have moved the Finnish foreign policy establishment into isolation of the apartheid regime. The author has made the first comprehensive study of Finnish policies on South Africa, covering the post-war period. It gives valuable insights not only into the policies on South Africa, but also is well-documented study of how foreign policy is formed in Finland.

African National Congress meets Eastern Europe : a dialogue on common experiences

Medarbetare: Červenka, Zdenek
Utgivare: Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År: 1992
Ämnesord: South Africa, Southern Africa, Eastern Europe, International relations, Political development, Conference reports, ANC, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP
A report from a conference where high level delegations of the African National Congress and the Czech, Slovak, Polish and Hungarian republics met, with the aim to share lessons of their experiences under crumbling dictatorships. The exchange was intense and frank, as the note in this report convey.

South Africa's bantustans : from dumping grounds to battlefronts

Upphovsperson: Egerö, Bertil
Utgivare: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet | Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År: 1991
Ämnesord: South Africa, Southern Africa, Government policy, Local government, Homelands, Political science, Statsvetenskap
Within the South African State there are ten different bantustan "states", complete with administrations, military and police. Once the bantustans were described as "dumping grounds". In this paper the author shows that they are much more than that. They have turned into scenes of protest and resistance against apartheid. The bantustan leaders today are needed both by Pretoria and the ANC, and also try to defend their own interests. A post-apartheid government may need the bantustan state machinery as instruments of order and reform. This paper discusses the implications of this scenario.

South African minerals : an analysis of Western dependence

Upphovspersoner: Gustafsson, Hans | Odén, Bertil | Tegen, Andreas
Utgivare: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet | Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År: 1990
Ämnesord: South Africa, Southern Africa, Minerals, Mineral resources, Natural resources, Exports, Economics, Economic aspects, Sanctions, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP
This study examines the thesis about Western dependency on South african minerals. An analysis of world production, trade and consumption patterns leads to conclusions about South Africa's role as supplier, and possible alternatives in southern Africa and elsewhere. The study gives an up-to-date picture of the South African role as minerals supplier in the southern Africa region, and is at the same time an insightful review of one key element of the sanctions debate of the last decade.

Sanction dilemmas : some implications of economic sanctions against South Africa

Upphovspersoner: Hermele, Kenneth | Odén, Bertil
Utgivare: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet | Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År: 1988
Ämnesord: South Africa, Southern Africa, Economic aspects, Sanctions, Economic sanctions, Economic conditions, Business and economics, Ekonomi
This paper discusses some of the arguments in the debate on economic sanctions against South Africa and why this debate at times is confused. Taking its point of departure in recent literature on sanctions, it elaborates some of the main issues: The example of Rhodesia, sanctions and the structural weaknesses of the South African economy, repercussions on the front line states, and effects of  "disinvestment" by the transnational companies.

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