Post-Apartheid Southern Africa: Economic Challenges and Policies for the Future (Routledge Studies in Development Economics)

This volume brings together some of the best-known and highly-regarded academics in the field to present a timely and comprehensive review of the prospects for economic integration and development in Southern Africa, and to analyse alternative strategies and policies for the future. It presents in-depth country-specific studies of Botswana, Lesotho Part I South African Transition -- 2 The Post-apartheid Economy, And After? / Mats Lundahl 21 -- 3 Changing Patterns Of Inequality In The South African Labour Market / Nicoli Nattrass, Jeremy Seekings 44 -- 4 South African Trade And Industrial Policy In A Regional Context / Colin Mccarthy 64 -- Part Ii Regional Studies -- 5 Trade Integration And Economic Development: Some Southern African Issues / Gavin Maasdorp 89 -- 6 Regional Integration And Cereal Trade / John Weeks, Turan Subasat 107 -- 7 The Dynamic Role Of Micro And Small Enterprises In Southern Africa / Carl Liedholm, Donald Mead 125 -- 8 Is Southern Africa Ready For Regional Monetary Integration? / Carolyn Jenkins, Lynne Thomas 145 -- 9 Structural Adjustment And Tradables: A Comparative Study Of Zambia And Zimbabwe / John Weeks, Paul Mosley 171 -- 10 Labour Market Policies And Outcomes In Post-independence Zimbabwe: Lessons For South Africa / John Knight 201 -- Part Iii Country Studies -- 11 The Impact On Botswana's Economic Prospects Of The Ending Of Apartheid / Charles Harvey 227 -- 12 Localization And Integration Between Unequal Partners: Policy Implications For Lesotho / Lennart Petersson 239 -- 13 Trade Liberalisation In Mauritius: Efficiency Gains And Labour Market Effects / Chris Milner, Geoffrey Reed 267 -- 14 Mozambique: Macroeconomic Performance And Critical Development Issues / Finn Tarp, Morten Igel Lau 288 -- 15 Debt Relief And Structural Adjustment In Tanzania / Anders Danielson 311. Edited By Lennart Petersson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of tables......Page 8 List of figures......Page 10 List of contributors......Page 12 List of acronyms......Page 14 Preface......Page 18 Introduction......Page 20 The post-apartheid economy, and after?......Page 40 Changing patterns of inequality in the South Africanlabour market......Page 63 South African trade and industrial policy in a regional context......Page 83 Trade integration and economic development: some Southern African issues......Page 108 Regional integration and cereal trade......Page 126 The dynamic role of micro and small enterprises in Southern Africa......Page 144 Is Southern Africa ready for regional monetary integration?......Page 164 Structural adjustment and tradables: a comparative study of Zambia and Zimbabwe......Page 190 Labour market policies and outcomes in post-independence Zimbabwe: lessons for South Africa......Page 220 The impact on Botswana's economic prospects of the ending of apartheid......Page 246 Localization and integration between unequal partners: policy implications for Lesotho......Page 258 Trade liberalisation in Mauritius: efficiency gains and labour market effects......Page 286 Mozambique: macroeconomic performance and critical development issues......Page 307 Debt relief and structural adjustment in Tanzania......Page 330 Index......Page 348 After decades of economic decline and political instability, the region of Southern Africa has engaged in a process of rapid and comprehensive political and economic change.