TRANSFORMATION 12 (1990)
                            EDITORIAL
   The editors of Transformation believe that it is appropriate to put out an
issue of the journal on the question of the political economy of South Africa
after apartheid. We believe that a full discussion and debate about the kind
of economic policies and strategies which would be most appropriate to
meeting the demands of a united, non-racial democratic South Africa, is
critically important at this juncture, even if these debates do no more than
clarify the implications of alternative 'models' of economic growth.
  This issue departs from our usual format in that it begins with the document
section, in which the summary recommendations of the joint workshop of
the ANC-COSATU-Economic Trends Research Group (ET), in Harare in
March/April 1990, are reproduced. While the Harare document on
economic policy has received some publicity, it has not been widely debated
in progressive circles. It should be pointed out that these recommendations
do not have the status of policy as yet and are presently being debated within
ANC and COSATU structures.
   This is followed by our debate section, in which the initial responses of
some ET members to the Harare recommendations are given. These
responses, by Dave Kaplan and Alec Erwin, were especially prepared for
internal discussions in the July 1990 ET meeting, and (at our request) they
have not been substantially revised, given time constraints.
   These debate pieces are followed by four articles on the economy which
were presented at the Harare Workshop. Subsequently, most of these
 articles have been revised, and some have since been presented at other
 forums as well.