Download or read book Interdependence Southern Africa written by J. J. Bouwer and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Interdependence of States in Southern Africa written by Paul J. Vorster and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Interdependence in Southern Africa written by Natalie Diane Mack and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most research on southern Africa focuses on the total dependency of the region's states--Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, zambia and Zimbabwe--upon the dominant power, South Africa. This thesis examines the relationship between South Africa and Zimbabwe and argues that these two states are more interdependent than dependency scholars would acknowledge. Although a study of the historical period reveals that dependency theory, as defined by Raul Prebisch, Andre Gunder Frank and A. Valenzuela, is helpful for understanding the development of relations between the two states, it is unable to account for many of the characteristics of the relationship which are found in the contemporary context, especially since 1980. An examination of various economic areas of interaction, including investment, trade and transportation, as well as the political realm, indicates that each state exhibits a degree of dependence upon the other. Thus, it is possible to characterize the relationship as one of "mutual dependence," or interdependence as defined by Robert Keohane and Joseph S. Nye. Interdependence is further examined through the concepts of sensitivity and vulnerability. Sensitivity signifies the ability of a state to respond effectively to policy changes made by another state wi thin a given area of interaction without incurring large costs, while vulnerability denotes that an actor is unable to respond, or only at great cost. By applying these concepts to the relationship between Zimbabwe and South Africa, it is determined that although South Africa tends to be sensitive while Zimbabwe is generally vulnerable, the degrees to which these two states are sensi ti ve and vulnerable varies over time and issue area. As the changes wi thin South Africa start to affect relations wi th the rest of southern Africa, it wi 11 be necessary to understand the interaction between the states from an interdependency perspective if cooperation within the region wi 11 be successful. By appl ying an interdependence framework, this study aims at contributing to the understanding of relations among the countries of southern Africa in general, and between South Africa and Zimbabwe in particular.
Download or read book Economic Interdependence in Southern Africa written by Jesmond Blumenfeld and published by . This book was released on 1992-09 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the political confrontation between South Africa and the front -line states, the regional economy of southern Africa has remained one of mutual interdependence, in which South Africa's neighbours were uncomfortably aware of their economic vulnerability. The South African economy dominates the region; but it is also dependent on its neighbours for labour and markets. Now, with the advent of a more liberal regime in South Africa, the old patterns of economic interdependence begin to take on a different significance. This study examines the main features of this interdependence. It reconsiders the politics of mutual dependence, examining the pressures for sanctions on one side and destabilization on the other, as well as the countervailing pressures for continuing co-operation. It notes the changing political context at the beginning of the 1990s and, finally, considers how regional economic links may be used constructively in moving away from confrontation towards a post-apartheid era.
Download or read book The Growing Interdependence of the States of Equatorial and Southern Africa written by J. C. Heunis and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Geopolitics Of Southern Africa written by Kent H Butts and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South Africa is the dominant force in an area that is of increasing strategic importance to the West, yet few studies address the geopolitical pressures that dictate the course of events there. Analyzing South Africa’s base of power, the authors argue that because South Africa’s relationships with other states in Southern Africa are asymmetrical in nature, the country has substantial economic and political leverage in the region. Control of Southern Africa’s transport infrastructure and the ability to project a conventional or surrogate military presence throughout the region, for example, gives South Africa the power to affect the economic and political stability of virtually all regional states. Asymmetry also characterizes relationships at the global level. Because the West depends upon South Africa for access to the region’s strategic minerals, for the security of the Cape oil route, and for the country’s ability to counterbalance the Soviet presence in Southern Africa, South Africa exercises considerable influence over the African foreign policies of the superpowers. Focusing on the major geopolitical variables affecting South Africa’s ability to sustain power, the authors analyze the economic and geographic factors that contribute to asymmetrical relationships and examine the pluralism that divides South African society. Pretoria’s successful foreign policy, which has created a security corridor of new buffer states, is given particular emphasis. In addition, the authors provide a detailed analysis of South Africa’s minerals-based economy and discuss the implications for regional stability of economic sanctions against South Africa. Finally, they outline a policy framework that takes regional economic, political, and geographic realities into account.
Download or read book Southern Africa in the World written by Richard E. Bissell and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Dynamics of Change in Southern Africa written by Paul B. Rich and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Towards a new order in Southern Africa written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book contains a selection of conference and seminar papers presented from 1976 to 1979 : Economic justice and the future (1978). - Regional cooperation in Africa : what can we learn from it? (1979). - Towards a new order in South Africa : some thoughts on the economic integration of politically independent states (1976). - Closer union in southern Africa and the quest for a new international economic order (1979). - Economic relationships among the southern African states (1979). - Develo.
Download or read book Interdependence in southern Africa written by Julían Burgess and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Security and Democracy in Southern Africa written by Gavin Cawthra and published by IDRC. This book was released on 2007 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Southern Africa has embarked on one of the world's most ambitious security co-operation initiatives, seeking to roll out the principles of the United Nations at regional levels. This book examines the triangular relationship between democratisation, the character of democracy and its deficits, and national security practices and perceptions of eleven southern African states. It explores what impact these processes and practices have had on the collaborative security project in the region. Based on national studies conducted by African academics and security practitioners over three years, it includes an examination of the way security is conceived and managed, as well as a comparative analysis of regional security co-operation in the developing world.
Download or read book State Building and Democracy in Southern Africa written by Pierre Du Toit and published by HSRC Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What can South Africa learn from Botswana, arguably Africa's most successful democracy, and Zimbabwe, one of South Africa's closest neighbours? In this comparative study, the author explores these southern African countries with the aim of highlighting those factors that appear to ensure a successful transition to democracy.
Download or read book Southern Rhodesia South Africa Relations 1923 1953 written by Abraham Mlombo and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-09-07 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides the first comprehensive study of the ‘special relationship’ between Southern Rhodesia and South Africa. While most studies approach this from the history of British and South African relations or the history of South African territorial expansion, this book offers new insights by examining Southern Rhodesia’s relations with South Africa from the former’s perspective. Exploring relations through the lens of settler colonialism, the book argues that settler colonialism in the region was marked by a competitive and antagonistic relationship between settler communities, particularly Afrikaner and English communities. The book explores the connections between these countries by examining (high) politics, economic links, and social and cultural ties, highlighting both instances of competition and cooperation. Above all, it argues that economic ties were the cornerstone of the relationship and that these shaped the rest of the ties between the two countries. Drawing on archival records from Britain, South Africa and Zimbabwe, as well as a number of secondary sources, it offers a much more nuanced perspective of this relationship than has been previously offered.
Download or read book State Building and Democracy in Southern Africa written by Pierre Du Toit and published by US Institute of Peace Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 6. The Contest for Hegemony
Download or read book Politics in Southern Africa written by Gretchen Bauer and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previous ed. (2005) has subtitle: State and society in transition.
Download or read book Economic Interdependence in Southern Africa 1961 1989 written by and published by South African Institute of International Affairs Jan Smuts House. This book was released on 1990 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pathways to Industrialization in the Twenty First Century written by Adam Szirmai and published by Wider Studies in Development E. This book was released on 2013-02-28 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with the importance of industrialization and the development of manufacturing in the economic development process. It focuses specifically on new challenges such as global value chains, the rise of China, climate change, and the role of state versus private sector entrepreneurs in forging appropriate industrial policies.
