num_pages: 360
description: Drawing on the rich structural and political understandings of radical South African intellectuals, this book explains why the South African government has been unable to breach the boundaries of change erected by the privileged classes. It reveals why it has adopted conservative economic policies, and why the country's popular movement has failed to press home more radical opinions. Hein Marais compellingly probes the hidden dynamics of South Africa's transition, arguing that the democratic breakthrough was much less open-ended than generally believed.
language: English
title: South Africa: Limits To Change: The Political Economy of Transition
titlecomplete: South Africa: Limits To Change: The Political Economy of Transition
ratings_count: 5
publisher: Zed Books