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What's gone wrong? : South Africa on the brink of failed statehood / Alex Boraine ; foreword by Desmond Tutu

Author
Boraine, Alex
Published
New York : New York University Press, 2014.
Physical Description
1 online resource
Additional Creators
Tutu, Desmond
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Language Note
Text in English.
Contents
The ANC in exile : early years -- A government in waiting : exile in the 1980s -- Parliament : legislator or lame duck? -- People's parliament -- The role of the judiciary in a failing state -- Corruption in a failing state -- The role of civil society in a failing state -- Realignment and the failing state.
Summary
This is the book that Alex Boraine never wanted to write. As a native South African and a witness to the worst years of apartheid, he has known many of the leaders of the African National Congress in exile. He shared the jubilation of millions of South Africans when the ANC won the first democratic elections in 1994 and took up the reins of government under the presidency of Nelson Mandela. Now, two decades later, he is forced to wonder what exactly has gone wrong in South Africa. Intolerance and corruption are the hallmarks of the governing party, while the worsening state of education, healt.
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ISBN
9781479893683 (electronic bk.)
1479893684 (electronic bk.)
9781479854974
1479854972
Note
"Originally published in South Africa in 2014 by Jonathan Ball Publishers (pty) Ltd, A division of Media24 Limited."
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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