The South African Economy: Coping with the Legacy of Apartheid
|
|
ICMR HOME | Case Studies Collection
Case Details:
Case Code : ECON018
Case Length : 19 Pages
Period : 1994-2007
Pub Date : 2007
Teaching Note :Not Available
Organization : -
Industry : -
Countries : South Africa
To download The South African Economy: Coping with the Legacy of Apartheid case study (Case Code:
ECON018) click on the button below, and select the case from the list of available cases:
Price:
For delivery in electronic format: Rs. 300;
For delivery through courier (within India): Rs. 300 + Shipping & Handling Charges extra
» Economics
Case Studies
» Short Cases Studies
» View Detailed Pricing Info
» How To Order This Case
Please note:
This case study was compiled from published sources, and is intended to be used as a basis for class discussion. It is not intended to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a management situation. Nor is it a primary information source.
Chat with us
Please leave your feedback
|
|
<< Previous
Excerpts
The South African Economy in the Apartheid Era
Apartheid was a system of racial segregation. The NP
government devised apartheid as a means for the white minority to control the
economic and social system of South Africa. In the apartheid era, the government
excluded the blacks from the mainstream economy, with development efforts
largely concentrated on the whites. The early 1950s saw a spate of repressive
laws being passed.
|
Among them, the Population Registration Act (calling
for the classification of the population on the basis of race), the
Group Areas Act (leading to the creation of separate residential areas
for each race), the Bantu Building Workers Act (resulting in blacks
being prohibited from performing skilled work in urban areas excepting
designated sections), Prevention of Illegal Squatting Act (removing
blacks from public and private lands and establishment of resettlement
camps), Pass Laws (restricting the movement of blacks), and the
Reservation of Separate Amenities Act (prohibiting non-whites from using
public amenities such as buses, beaches, post offices, restrooms, etc.,
meant for whites) resulted in the complete subjugation of non-whites... |
|
The Economy in the Post-Apartheid Era
In 1994, the ANC was elected to power. With political control going out of the
hands of the white minority, the deprived sections of the population were
hopeful that their problems would finally start being addressed. The government
was faced with huge disparities in income and living conditions between the
population groups...
|
|
The Policy Initiatives
In 1994, the government introduced the Reconstruction and Development
Programme (RDP), which primarily aimed to reduce poverty and improve the
living conditions of the poor. "Attacking poverty and deprivation will
be the first priority of the democratic Government" - declared the white
paper on RDP. The document added - "Our income distribution is racially
distorted and ranks as one of the most unequal in the world. Women are
still subject to innumerable forms of discrimination and bias. Rural
people are marginalized. Throughout, a combination of lavish wealth and
abject poverty characterizes our society."... |
Excerpts Contd...>>
|
|
