{"product_id":"debating-economic-policy-for-south-ben-fine-9798888909102","title":"Debating Economic Policy for South Africa's Post-Apartheid Transition: From Scholarship and Ideology to Policy in Practice: Critical Reconstructions o","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe reasons for South Africa's full and rapid post-apartheid embrace of neoliberal economic policy remain controversial. Drawing on the author's own participation in policy debates, this volume shows that alternative paths were either dismissed or never even considered. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eExplanations for policy failings have to be sought in determinants such as globalization, financialization, capital flight, corporate restructuring and Black Economic Empowerment. The text offers extensive surveys of relevant literature including the developmental state, industrial and social policy, privatization, trade policy, the Harvard School, comparative experience and the deficiencies in the country's National Development Plan and New Growth Path.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Fine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798888909102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Haymarket Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Ben Fine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097265971455,"sku":"9798888909102","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/debating-economic-policy-for-south-ben-fine-9798888909102","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}