The union movement and South Africa's transition, 1994 - 2003
Item
- Title
- The union movement and South Africa's transition, 1994 - 2003
- Creator
- NALEDI
- Date Issued
- 2003
- Description
- The new government faced enormous challenges when it came into office in 1994. For starters, the outgoing Apartheid leaders had thoroughly plundered the state coffers, awarding themselves and white civil servants massive pensions and 'golden handshakes'. The budget deficit was almost 9% of GDP The country/ had barely three weeks foreign exchange reserves, with a balance of payments crisis looming. The majority of inherited civil servants were generally hostile to the new government. The 'deep structures' of the State — by which I mean the ingrained habits and behaviour — were also generally hostile to the objectives of the democratic State. In addition, poverty levels were very high, and income inequality was among the worst in the world. And, of course, South Africa had the most institutionalised forms of racism in the world, which permeated through every law' and practice.
- Format
- Language
- English
- Type
- text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/154168
- Archive
- Cory Library for Humanitites Research
- Provenance
- The item is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research, Rhodes University, on behalf of the Labour Research Service
- Extent
- 9 pages
- Rights
- National Labour and Economic Development Institute (NALEDI)
- Rights Holder
- National Labour and Economic Development Institute (NALEDI)
- Use/re-use
- The materials are made available explicitly for research and educational purposes. Any use of these materials must be cleared with the Labour Research Service.
- Item sets
- General Materials
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