Tag: politicaleconomy

How do structural advantages persist and evolve, even in the wake of liberation? How does a country shaped by anticolonial struggle become fertile ground for wealth concentration alongside enduring inequality? South Africa holds one of the strongest constitutions globally. At the same time, it remains one of the most unequal societies in the world.

Frontiers of National and International Development offers an incisive interrogation of statecraft and governance in the Global South. Drawing on theory, policy experience and case studies from South Africa and China, Busani Ngcaweni explores how capable and ethical leadership drives national and global development transformation.

The left has struggled to inspire a practical challenge to the planetary crisis of capitalism. This crisis has upended both nature and society. As a result, existing political responses have fallen short. This book maps a new transformative politics. It emerges from worker cooperative systems that advance planetary care from below. These systems also have the potential to undermine the capitalist status quo.

Venezuela’s oil industry offers one of the clearest illustrations of how politics can both create and destroy economic prosperity. The country holds the world’s largest proven oil reserves. In theory, this endowment should place Venezuela among the most prosperous energy economies globally. Instead, it has become a case study in political failure.