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This text critically examines the current social policy in post-apartheid South Africa and proposes an alternative social policy agenda to create a new development pathway for the country.
List of contents
PART I: Conceptual and theoretical perspectives. Introduction. 1 Theoretical, conceptual, and philosophical underpinnings of social policy. 2 Locating social policy in the political economy and institutional dimensions. 3 Unpacking social engineering and social re-engineering. 4 Social policy and the notion of the Good Society. PART II: Historical and comparative perspectives of social policy. 5 Social policy in colonial and apartheid South Africa. 6 Social policy in the post-apartheid era. 7 Social policy in the Global North and Global South: How social policy created new societies in different parts of the world. PART III: The practical dimensions of social policy and social re-engineering. 8 Evidence-based government for social re-engineering. 9 The state and social policy. 10 Social re-engineering via universal education, universal health-care, inclusive human settlements, land redistribution, and employment generation. 11 Social re-engineering through the promotion of family life and the strengthening of families, gender realignment, Early Childhood Development (ECD), and youth development. 12 Social policy and social re-engineering for a highly violent society. Conclusion.
About the author
Ndangwa Noyoo is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Social Development at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Summary
This book critically examines current social policy in post-apartheid South Africa and proposes an alternative social policy agenda to create a new development pathway for the country.
