South Africa - the rainbow nation and prospects for consolidating democracy
Since the 1994 elections ushered in the Government of National Unity (GNU) led by Nelson Mandela and his African National Congress there have been claims that a stable, multi-racial democratic society has finally triumphed in South Africa. This article refutes such thesis; it examines the prospects for consolidating democracy, and argues that the lack of significant progress regarding social (class and race) and economic (ownership) relations under the GNU is likely to precipitate a political crisis. This could produce an authoritarian response and thereby severely compromise the democratic and socio-economic aspirations which inspired the anti-apartheid struggle.
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African Journal of Political Science
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date Published
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1997-12
- Authors
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Habib, Adam
- Subjects
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Social stratification
Politics and government
Social policy
Race relations--Political aspects
South Africa
- Material Type
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Articles
- Publishers
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African Association of Political Science
- Language
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English
- Pages
- Pages 15-37
- ISSN
- 1027-0353
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