The African National Congress and its critics: 'Predatory liberalism', black empowerment and intra-alliance tensions in post-apartheid South Africa

Democratization

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 303-322

  Andreasson, Stefan ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

African National Congress; Democracy; Empowerment; Neo liberal; South Africa

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; ECONOMIC POLICY; EMPOWERMENT; LIBERALIZATION; NEOLIBERALISM; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33645757057     PISSN: 13510347     EISSN: 1743890X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13510340500524018     Document Type: Article

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