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 EDITORS:
 Bill Freund, Gerhard Mare, Mike Morris (University of Natal), Vishnu
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Stephen Gelb (University of Durban-Westville), Peter Hudson, Alan Mabin,
Debbie Posel (University of Witwatersrand), David Kaplan, Alan Hirsch,
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 (University of the Western Cape), Marian Lacey (Rhodes), Gavin Williams
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Articles
VIGILANTES, CLIENTELISM AND THE
SOUTH AFRICAN STATE                                                  1
     CRAIG CHARNEY comes to grips with the persistent
     horrific violence in South Africa in an assessment that
     concentrates on the persistence of a colonial patronage system
     - clientelism - which he illuminates through reference to an
     important theme in debates about third world politics.
THE CHARACTER AND CONSEQUENCES
OF CONGLOMERATION IN THE
SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY                                               29
     Most of the public discussion in South Africa concerning
     economic power hasfocused on the question of nationalisation.
     DAVID LEWIS argues that the real issue revolves around the
     power and developmental consequence of the power of
     conglomerates - the dominance of finance overproduction and
     how to change it.
Debate
A GROWTH PATH FOR A POST-APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA                     49
      Commenting on ANC economic discussion documents,
      RAPHAEL KAPLINSKY clarifies the current debates about
      economic growth paths and, in opting for a policy of "growth
      through redistribution" outlines some of the consequences.


Document
MARXISM IN SOUTH AFRICA: CONTEXT, THEMES
AND CHALLENGES                                                        56
     Is Marxism dead? COLIN BUNDY considers some of the
      challenges that face socialists in constructing an appropriate
      and effective movement in an international atmosphere of crisis
     for Marxism.
Review Articles
JUSTICE AND RIGHTS IN THE NEW SOUTH AFRICA                             67
      TONY FLUXMAN argues that while Albie Sachs has
      produced the most significant contribution to the question of
      human rights and the future constitution, his approach is
      problematic from either socialist or liberal perspectives.
'A LIBERAL OF ANOTHER COLOUR'                                          76
      Robert Sobukwe is one of the Africanist heroes of South Africa.
      TOM LODGE is convinced by the new biography of Sobukwe
      written by Benjamin Pogrund that he was importantly a liberal.
Review
VIOLENCE AND CHILDREN                                                  89
      CIS: The Influence of Violence on Children
      Reviewed by GRAHAME HAYES