The New South Africa: Prospects for Domestic and International Security [Paperback]

This cohesive and challenging collection of academic essays represents a radical analysis, indeed re-interpretation, of the political, social and economic events which have occurred within the new South Africa since the momentous 1994 general election. Chapters by three of the leading authorities in the field of South African history and politics, Professors Marks, Spence and Gutheridge, concisely examine the prospects for stability and progress as the key fields of regional and international security, armed forces integration and social and economic policy. Three other authors examine, sometimes in controversial fashion, the progress of and prospects for the three main political parties: the ANC; the NP; and the IFP. A further three studies address the ramifications of recent elections, developments in the arms industry and changes in the political economy of the new South Africa. The book as a whole will be seen as the first comprehensive study of the security prospects of the New South Africa under the inspired leadership of Nelson Mandela.Notes on Contributors Preface Introduction PART ONE: SOCIO-POLITICAL BACKGROUND The 1994 Election: An Analysis; J.C.Jackson Social Change, Order and Stability in the New South Africa; S.Marks Changes in the Political Economy of the New South Africa; A.R.Ward PART TWO: POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES The ANC Perspective: Meeting Expectations; J.Hamill The National Party Perspective: Reform and Stability; A.Handley The Inkatha Freedom Party Perspective: Warlords to Peacelords?; E.J.Yorke PART THREE: INTERNATIONAL AND EXTERNAL SECURITY ASPECTS The New South African Foreign Policy: Incentives and Constraints; J.E.Spence The South African Defence Industry; E.R.Flint South Africa's Evolving Defence Policies; W.Gutteridge Conclusion; J.E.Spence Index

'...well-documented, thoughtful, and balanced.' - Richard Dale, African Studies Review