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Title:Ten Propositions about Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) in South Africa
Author:Southall, RogerISNI
Year:2007
Periodical:Review of African Political Economy
Volume:34
Issue:111
Period:March
Pages:67-84
Language:English
Geographic term:South Africa
Subjects:empowerment
Blacks
economic policy
Economics and Trade
Politics and Government
Development and Technology
External links:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03056240701340365
http://ejournals.ebsco.com/direct.asp?ArticleID=4693B4DAEF5CC3D99DCE
Abstract:Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) has become one of the most high profile strategies of African National Congress (ANC) government. Yet BEE has also become highly controversial, critics arguing variously that it serves as a block to foreign investment, encourages a re-racialization of the political economy, and promotes the growth of a small but remarkably wealthy politically-connected 'empowerment' elite. There is considerable substance to such analyses. However, they miss the point that BEE policies constitute a logical unfolding of strategy which is dictated by the ANC's own history, the nature of the democratic settlement of 1994 and the structure of the white-dominated economy. This paper seeks to unravel that logic through the pursuit of ten propositions. An overall conclusion is that while there is a strong case for arguing that BEE (or some similar programme to correct racial imbalances) is a political necessity, the ANC needs to do more to combine its empowerment strategies with delivery of 'a better life for all'. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract]
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