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With the end of white-dominated South Africa, many observers have argued for a positive transformation of the whole of Southern Africa based upon market integration and increased cooperation among the states of the region. Poku and the contributors to this collection re-examine this optimistic scenerio, and they point to the problems of translating good intentions into actual policies.
In reality, the economic imbalance between South Africa and its neighbors poses severe problems for the region. Far from finding a stronger ally in regional reconstruction and development, the countries in the region are finding that for many in South Africa they simply do not matter that much. The analysis points to greater polarization, which may imply greater marginalization of the poorer countries in the region. Moreover, a major widening of the gap between the richer South Africa and some or all of the weaker economies may lead to increased tensions and breakdown of regional relations, even to a situation detrimental to economic development in the region. A provocative analysis by some of the leading politico-economic thinkers of the region, the volume will be of great use to scholars, researchers, and policy makers involved with Southern African development.
List of contents
Foreword by Nana K. Poku
Mapping Human InsecurityUneven Globalization and Human Insecurity in Africa by Nana K. Poku
Why Democracy Is not Enough: Southern Africa and Human Security by Larry A. Swatuk and Peter Vale
Emancipating the Dead? Changing Notions of Human Security in Southern Africa by Anthony Leysens and Lisa Thompson
Poverty, AIDS, and Human Insecurity in South Africa by Nana K. Puko
The Dilemma of Security in Southern Africa: The Case of Lesotho by Khabele Matlosa
Regionalism and DevelopmentThe Dynamics of Security and Development Regionalism in Southern Africa by Fredrik Söderbaum
Peace Building and the New Regionalisms: A Look at Southern Africa Sandra MacLean
The Limits of Regionalization in South Africa by Maxi Shoeman
Development and the State of Botswana by Wayne Edge
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About the author
Nana K. Poku is executive director of the Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division (HEARD) at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, and was formerly the John Ferguson Professor of African studies at the University of Bradford.
NANA POKU is Lecturer of Politics at the University of Southampton and a UN researcher.
