Gebundenes Buch

The State and Development in South Africa

Impasse, Prospects, and Challenges

Herausgeber: Khambule, Isaac

Beschreibung

This book interrogates the nexus between the state and development in post-apartheid South Africa. Highlighting current problems, and suggesting ways of consolidating state capabilities, improving public institutions and enhancing governance and development outcomes, the book will interest policymakers, practitioners, and researchers alike.

Autor

Isaac Khambule is a professor of political economy and the Director of the Africa Centre for Evidence at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He was previously an Associate Professor of Political Economy at the Wits School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand, where he taught Decision-Making in Public Institutions and was the Academic Head of the Executive Education Unit. Isaac's research interest is on the relationship between the State, Institutions and Development, with a particular focus on the role of the state in economic development and the entrepreneurial state. He has also worked at the University of KwaZulu-Natal as a lecturer and at the Human Sciences Research Council as a researcher. His recent publications include two edited books: Contested Airport Land: Social-Spatial Transformation and Environmental Injustice in Asia and Africa (Routledge, 2024) and Contemporary South Africa and the Political Economy of Regional Development (Routledge, 2025).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. September 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 473g
• ISBN-13: 9781032679754
• ISBN-10: 1032679751
• Artikelnr.: 73779162