Neoliberalism and privatisation in South Africa
@article{Narsiah2002NeoliberalismAP, title={Neoliberalism and privatisation in South Africa}, author={Sagie Narsiah}, journal={GeoJournal}, year={2002}, volume={57}, pages={3-13} }
Perhaps the defining characteristic of development as a global discourse is its neoliberal character. Even recently liberated nations such as South Africa have not escaped its reach. In South Africa, there has been a movement from a development policy with a socialist resonance – the Reconstruction and Development Program (RDP) – to one decidedly neoliberal in form and substance – the Growth Employment and Redistribution (GEAR) policy. The articulation of neoliberalism through development… CONTINUE READING
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