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Summary:

This is the book that Alex Boraine never wanted to write. As a native South African and a witness to the worst years of apartheid, he has known many of the leaders of the African National Congress in exile. He shared the jubilation of millions of South Africans when the ANC won the first democratic elections in 1994 and took up the reins of government under the presidency of Nelson Mandela. Now, two decades later, he is forced to wonder what exactly has gone wrong in South Africa. Intolerance and corruption are the hallmarks of the governing party, while the worsening state of education, health, safety and security and employment strengthen the claim that South Africa is a failing state. Boraine explores this urgent and critical issue from the vantage point of wide experience as a minister, parliamentarian, co-founder of the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA) and Vice Chairperson of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Committee. He digs deep into the history of the ANC and concludes that both in exile and today, the ANC is slavishly committed to one party as the dominant ruling factor. All else - the Executive, Parliament, the Judiciary, civil society and the media - take second and third place. The ANC, Boraine claims, seeks to control every institution. What's Gone Wrong? pulls no punches, but it also goes beyond strong criticism and offers a number of constructive proposals, including the re-alignment of politics as a way of preventing South Africa becoming a failed state. As South Africa mourns the loss of Mandela and embarks on another national election, with the ANC likely to begin a third decade of rule, this incisive, detailed critique is required reading for all who are interested in the fate of this young nation.

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: ch. One ANC in Exile: Early Years
• ch. Two Government in Waiting: Exile in the 1980s
• ch. Three Parliament: Legislator or Lame Duck?
• ch. Four People's Parliament
• ch. Five Role of the Judiciary in a Failing State
• ch. Six Corruption in a Failing State
• ch. Seven Role of Civil Society in a Failing State
• ch. Eight Realignment and the Failing State.

Author/Creator:

Boraine, Alex , author

Contributors:

Tutu, Desmond , writer of preface

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Text in English.

Main Work:

What's gone wrong?: South Africa on the brink of failed statehood [by Boraine, A.]

Subjects:

African National Congress

South Africa — Politics and government — 1994-

General Notes:

"Originally published in South Africa in 2014 by Jonathan Ball Publishers (pty) Ltd, A division of Media24 Limited."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-157) and index.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

DT1971 .B67 2014eb

ISBNs:

9781479893683 (electronic bk.)
1479893684 (electronic bk.)
9781479854974 (cloth, alk. paper) [Invalid]
1479854972 (cloth, alk. paper) [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

872114346

Other Control Numbers:

EBC1649556 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp11699002