An impossible developmental state in the south african context. South africa as a developmental state in the making. The reconstruction and development rdp white paper rdpwp, 1994. Developmental states are concepts used by international political economist in referring to macroeconomic policies that champions growth, development and. It first addresses the model of the developmental state as such.
Article pdf available in cambridge journal of economics 253. Delivering the democratic developmental state in south africa. Delivering the democratic developmental state in south africa dbsa. Features of a developmental state must be small and affordable, professional and efficient state bureaucracy maphunye, 2009. Introduction this paper is an attempt to answer a question of the extent to which south africa is a developmental state. Civil society and the south african developmental state. Originating from a description of the south east asian growth experience, this term generally refers to a country. Nation, south africa 2007 cape town, hsrc press, 2007, 586 pp. African analysts who defend the need for a democratic developmental state in. The human development index hdi for south africa is also low, 0,674, ranking the country 121st out of 177 countries with data.
An appraisal article pdf available in journal of social development in africa 321 january 2017 with 4,711 reads how we measure reads. Hence, a developmental state would invest more in education, health and social infrastructure. Introduction this paper is an attempt to answer a question of the extent to which south africa is a developmental. The original, asian developmental state chalmers johnson coined the term developmental state in his seminal book miti and the japanese miracle 1982. For the period 1996 to 2006, there has actually been a slight rise in inequality in south africa as a whole. South africa was to follow the asian developmental states model, it would necessitate a. It is also worth highlighting that it was always going to be difficult for south africa to become a developmental state. What is so specific about this model that the south african government is committed to push. Institutionally, structurally, politically and economically. Within the realm of governance and growth studies, there are various theories regarding the role of the state in promoting economic growth and supporting development. The current south african government has proposed to transform itself into a. South africa is more advanced than most african states. The degree of state intervention depends on whether a government chooses to leave economic development and redistribution to the whims of the free market, or to be a more interventionist or developmental state. A developmental state in south africa is a dream deferr.
Pdf is south africa ready to be a developmental state. The term developmental state has been dominating the. March 2014 how suitable is a developmental state to tackle. Sakhela buhlungu, john daniel, roger southall and jessica lutchman, state of the. In south africa, we have committed to building a developmental state that efficiently guides national economic development by. The decision to use a case study in south africa was based on my ability to access information. The advantage of researching south africa is that its history is well documented. In south africa, the notion of developmental state has caused a hubbub for almost 20 years, from politicians especially in the anc, the ruling party, and senior government officials. The colonisation and development process was different. In successful developmental states the state uses the market and coordinates investment plans in such a way that it crowds in rather than crowds out private investment. Development planning division working paper series no. One particular theory, which is increasingly popular in south africa, is the socalled developmental state. There were limitations of time and resources to pursue a more holistic understanding of a developmental state in africa.
The south african case study does not portray your typical african state. Building the south african developmental state fes south africa. At the height of the cold war and during the tension between the. Developmental state is often conceptually positioned between liberal open. Government in south africa is characterised by large lines of bureaucracy that also lacks capacity to carry. The south african developmental state debate semantic scholar. An impossible developmental state in the south african. The potential of south africa as a developmental state.