Bell, Trevor; Farrell, Greg - In: Development Southern Africa 14 (1997) 4, pp. 591-613
In their recent book Fine & Rustomjee argue that the minerals-energy complex (MEC) as a system of accumulation had a determining and retarding effect on South African industrialisation. The evidence on the share of the MEC sectors in the GDP does not support the contention that the MEC as a...