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Book SynopsisWhat are the prospects and means of achieving development through a democratic politics of socio-economic rights? Starting from the position that socio-economic rights are as legally and normatively valid as civil and political rights, this anthology explores the politics of acquiring and transforming socio-economic rights in South Africa. The post-apartheid South African experience shows that democracy is not a guarantee for elimination of poverty and inequality, but also that democratic institutions and politics may provide means for addressing past and present injustices. Thus it is argued that democratic politics of socio-economic rights democratises development while also developing democracy.
Table of ContentsPreface, 1. Introduction, Democratising Development: The Politics of Socio-Economic Rights, Peris Jones and Kristian Stokke, 2. The Politics of Economic Policy-Making: Substantive Uncertainty, Political Leverage, and Human Development, Adam Habib, 3. Labour and Politics in South Africa, Liv Tørres, 4. Social Movements in Post-Apartheid South Africa: An Introduction, Richard Ballard, 5. Poverty, Inequality and the Social Wage: Balancing the Books in Post-Apartheid South Africa?, Julian May and Nina Hunter, 6. The Judicial Enforcement of Socio-Economic Rights: The Grootboom Case, Albie Sachs, 7. Social Rights Litigation as Transformation: South African Perspectives, Siri Gloppen, 8. Shaping, Making and Breaking the Law in the Campaign for a National HIV/AIDS Treatment Plan, Mark Heywood, 9. The Treatment Action Campaign and the History of Rights-Based, Patient-Driven HIV/AIDS Activism in South Africa, Mandisa Mbali, 10. Communal Land Rights and Democracy in Post-Apartheid South Africa, Ben Cousins and Aninka Claassens, 11. Socio-Economic Rights: Cornerstone or Capstone of Democracy?, Paul M. Graham, References, About the Contributors.
