EDITORS:
Bill Frcund, Gerhard Mare\ Mike Morris, Vishnu Padayachee (University of Natal),
John Daniel (University of Durban-Westville).
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Colin Bundy (University of the Western Cape), Debbie Posel (University of the
Witwatersrand), David Kaplan, Dave Lewis, Mary Simons, Mahmood Mamdani
(University of Cape Town).
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATE EDITORS:
Henry Bernstein (SOAS, University of London), Gillian Hart (University of
California), Martin Murray (SUNY Binghamton), Dan O'Meara (University de
Quebec a Montreal), Terence Ranger (University of Oxford), John Saul (York
University), Elling N Tj0nneland (Christian Michelsen Institute, Norway), Gavin
Williams (University of Oxford).
LAYOUT: Marion Evans
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CONTENTS
Articles
DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES? VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATIONS
AND DEMOCRATIC CULTURE IN A SOUTH AFRICAN
TOWNSHIP
     CAROLINE WHITE proposes a deeper look at the realities of South
     African democracy. If democracy depends not merely on formal
     political institutions but on vibrant popular association from below,
     how does a South African township look today?
SOUTH AFRICA IN THE 1990s: THE LOGIC OF                                      37
FRAGMENTATION AND RECONSTRUCTION
     ARI SITAS considers a response to the quandaries in which radical
     intellectualsfind themselves in post-apartheid, globalised South Africa.
EVALUATING THE CURRENT INDUSTRIAL                                             51
POLICY OF SOUTH AFRICA
     Industrial policy must play a central role in a dynamic development
     strategy and the experiences of South and East Asia rank high in debate
     about carrying them through. HA-JOON CHANG provides a critical
     and comparative look at how South African efforts can be evaluated by
     this measure.


PRIVATISATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: LESSONS                                73
TO BE LEARNT FROM THE MOZAMBICAN CASE
     The Washington consensus demands privatisation of state institutions
     as a central plank in its plansfor resuscitating the economies ofAfrican
     countries. But what is the actual contextualisation and value of
     privatisation? JENS-ERIK TORP and PETER REKVE evaluate a
     case study, the Mozambican fishing industry, and wonder whether it
     made any sense at all.
Review Article
     LES SWITZER'S South Africa's Alternative Press                           93
     is reviewed by GUY BERGER.
Reviews
     MAHMOOD MAMDANI 's Citizen and Subject                                    102
     is reviewed by JEAN COPANS.
     RICHARD LEVIN's When the Sleeping Grass Awakens                          106
     is reviewed by JOHN DANIEL.
     LINDA FREEMAN'S The Ambiguous Champion                                   109
     is reviewed by BILL FREUND.