South Africa's leading economists adopt within this volume a sectoral approach in their analysis of the drastic changes that have occurred within the South African economy since 1970. The book illustrates how, despite its sophisticated infrastructure, the South African economy has shared in the...

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Pushed to the limit -- 1 The making of a polarised society -- The mould is cast -- The rise of the working classes -- Illusions of strength -- The rise of African nationalism -- Afrikaner nationalism's triumph -- Iron fist 'development' -- The...