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Elite attitudes and the ANC's shift from nationalization to privatization : 1990-2000
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The period prior to the 1990's marked the ANC as a liberation movement, perceived by
many as being in favour of nationalization and a state controlled economy. The advent of
democracy and the ANC's ...
Foreign aid and NGO-state relations in South Africa : post-1994 developments
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates the impact of foreign aid on the relations between Non-
Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and the state in South Africa since 1994. There
are three different ways in which NGOs ...
Nation-building in South Africa : Mandela and Mbeki compared
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis deals with nation-building in South Africa since 1994 with a view to
finding out the direction taken by nation-building since then. This issue has been and
it still is a controversial issue ...
Neo-liberalisme, ekonomiese groei, ongelykheid en armoedeverligting in Suid-Afrika : 'n evaluering
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The goal of this thesis was to evaluate the success of neo-liberalism in South Africa, with
specific reference to the capacity of the policy to eradicate poverty and reduce inequality.
The dispute about ...
The cost of South Africa's 1999 National Elections : too high a price for democracy?
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis addresses the financial cost implications incurred during elections, with
special focus on South Africa. The discussion is conducted by way of comparing
South Africa to countries like India, ...
Foreign observers in South African elections : an assessment of their contributions
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Over the past three decades the practice of international election observation has
shifted its focus from elections taking place within a decolonialisation context, to
those in independent, but formerly ...
Globalisation : democratisation, neo-liberalism, and development-aid in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study has set to describe and explain the causal relationship between the process of
globalisation, and that of democratisation and development in South Africa. Understanding
this process required ...
Attitudes towards Gender Equality and the Representation of Women in Parliament: A comparative study of South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Although gender equality is evident in many spheres in African countries, the entry of women into political institutions has often been described as slow and unequal. In sub-Saharan African countries this ...
Who mines what belongs to all? A historical analysis of the relationship between the state and capital in the South African mining industry
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis explores the relationship between the state and mining capital in South Africa
since the beginning of gold mining. It provides a historical analysis centered around the
notion that neither ...
Where Zimbabwe got it wrong - lessons for South Africa : a comparative analysis of the politics of land reform in Zimbabwe and South Africa
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis is a comparative study of the politics of land reform in Zimbabwe and South
Africa. Robert Cox’s critical theory is the theoretical framework used in carrying out the
study. The particular ...