Economic nationalism : a historical perspective on economic empowerment in South Africa with special reference to aspects of the manifestation of Black Economic Empowerment

This thesis aims to compare BEE with the economic empowerment strategies of Afrikaner nationalism in order to root discussion around Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment within a context of economic nationalism. This approach avoids narrow critiques of BEE as affirmative action and provides a fresh historical perspective to the ANC’s efforts at transformation and redress. The comparison allows for insight to the different levels of success achieved by the economic nationalist strategies of Afrikaner empowerment and Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment. This thesis explores micro-studies to illustrate the complex issues raised by empowerment policies of Afrikaner (post 1924) and African nationalism (post 1994). In particular this serves to offer an alternative perspective the more common broad political approaches to BEE and highlights the policy’s effect at a micro-level.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Historical Studies

Year dc:date.issued

2010

Author dc:creator

• Schlenther, Bernhard

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Mager, Anna Kelk

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12457

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/12457