The State and Development in South Africa by Khambule, Isaac;

Impasse, Prospects, and Challenges

Series: Routledge Contemporary South Africa;

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Product details:

Edition number 1
Publisher Routledge
Date of Publication 19 September 2025

ISBN 9781032679754
Binding Hardback
No. of pages200 pages
Size 234x156 mm
Weight 530 g
Language English
Illustrations 4 Illustrations, black & white; 4 Line drawings, black & white; 4 Tables, black & white

Short description:

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.

Long description:

This book interrogates the nexus between the state and development in post-apartheid South Africa. It highlights current problems, and suggests ways of consolidating state capabilities, improving public institutions and enhancing governance and development outcomes.

Framed around developmental state theory, the book argues that the role of the state in South Africa will be fundamental for addressing the triple challenges of unemployment, poverty, and inequality. There is a growing concern that South Africa is at a development impasse, with ongoing crises in energy, infrastructure, and unemployment. The chapters investigate the role of the post-apartheid state in pursuing development and navigating a neoliberal globalised society. The book explores state capacity in all spheres of government, the relationship between politics and bureaucracy, and the role of state-owned enterprises in the country’s developmental aspirations. The book concludes by summarising the successes, challenges and lessons that have emerged over the course of the book; and anticipating future directions or possibilities for the state in South Africa’s development impasse.

Bringing together leading voices in the field, this book will be an essential read for researchers of African politics, political economy and development. The book is also relevant for policymakers, students and practitioners in social sciences.

1: The Historicity of the State and Development in South Africa 2: The ANC’s Quest for a Developmental State in South Africa: A Magnificent Dream Lost in Translation 3: Governing for Development in a Democracy: A Critique of the National Planning Commission 4: Neoliberalism and State Capacity in South Africa 5: Privatisation of State-owned Enterprises in South Africa: Implications for Aspiring Developmental States 6: Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) and Industrialisation in South Africa 7: Political Leadership and State Capacity: Lessons in Building State Capacity 8: The Prospects of Asymmetric Decentralisation in South Africa 9: State Institutions and COVID-19 in South Africa: Key Lessons for Government Efficiency 10: Impediments to Development in post-apartheid South Africa: Endogenous and exogenous causal factors