Buch, Englisch, 244 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 4401 g
The Economic Partnership Agreement
Buch, Englisch, 244 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 4401 g
Reihe: International Political Economy Series
ISBN: 978-3-319-65713-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
This book provides an innovative perspective on class dynamics in South Africa, focusing specifically on how different interests have shaped economic and trade policy. As an emerging market, South African political and economic actions are subject to the attention of international trade policy. Claar provides an in-depth class analysis of the contradictory negotiation processes that occurred between South Africa and the European Union on Economic-Partnership Agreements (EPA), examining the divergent roles played by the political and economic elite, and the working class. The author considers their relationships with the new global trade agenda, as well as their differing standpoints on the EPA.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Handelsabkommen, Wirtschaftsorganisationen
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaften einzelner Länder und Regionen
- Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Handels-, Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftsrecht
Weitere Infos & Material
Chapter 1: Introduction and Theoretical Focus
Scope of the Book and the Research Question
Theoretical Framework
Historical–Materialist Policy Analysis and South Africa’s Specific Situation
Structure of the Book
Part 1: South Africa’s Political Economy
Chapter 2: National Context: Contemporary South African Capitalism, the State and its policy
Point of Departure: Economic and Trade Policy during Apartheid (1948–1990)
From RDP to AsgiSA: All about Growth
Black Economic Empowerment
Second Decade: Growth, Industrial and Trade Policy
Economic and Political Turmoil
Chapter 3: Transnational Context: International Trade Relations
South Africa and the WTO
South Africa and BRICS
South Africa in Africa and the Region
South Africa’s Trade Relations with the European Union
Part II: South Africa’s Class Relations in Economic and Trade Policy
Chapter 4: South African Capitalist Classes: from Mining to Agriculture
Mining Capital as the Core of the South African Economy
Manufacturing Capital – Vocal and Organised?
Finance and Banking Capital
Agricultural Capital
Business Representation: Clash of Capital Interests?
Chapter 5: South Africa’s Political Elite and its Political Objectors
The ANC as the Political Elite and its Relation to Workers and Capitalists
The Alliance Partners: the SACP and COSATU
Opposition Parties and their Relation to Capitalist and Popular ClassesChapter 6: South Africa’s Popular Classes
Working Classes, their Fractions and Representatives
Subaltern Classes beyond Working Class
Chapter 7: South Africa’s Economic State Apparatuses
The Presidency and National Treasury
Department of Trade and Industry and Further Relevant Departments
Parliament and NEDLAC
Beyond the State Apparatus: Trade Policy Related Organisations
Part III: Reconstructing the Process: South Africa’s Classes and the Economic Partnership Agreement
Chapter 8: The EU–SADC EPA: Road Map and Conflicts (2006–2010)
Chapter 9: Class Fractions Perspectives on the Conflicting EPA Issues
Conflicts over Trade in Goods
Conflicts over Trade in Services and InvestmentConflicts over Deep Integration Issues
The (Unspoken) Class Compromise
Chapter 10: Restart of the EU–SADC EPA Negotiation and its Outcome
The Final EPA: Changes in the Relationship of Forces
Why a EU–SADC EPA Agreement?
Chapter 11: Conclusion
Neo-Poulantzian Perspectives on the South African State
The (Non) Future of the New Trade Agenda?
